/u/ATSTlover's posts in /r/texas
On this day in Texas History, August 1, 1966: Charles Whitman, after killing his wife and mother, drives to the UT Tower. There he bludgeons a women to death, shoots and kills a tourist, then kills 13 more and wounds an additional 31 victims from the top of the tower.
248 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
Customers eating inside Youngblood's Fried Chicken restaurant. Austin, 1958. Note the line of people waiting to get in.
237 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
On this day in Texas History, August 2, 1985: Delta Air Lines Flight 191 encounters a microburst while on approach to land at DFW and crashes just over a mile from the runway. Of the 163 people on board only 3 crew and 24 passengers survive. One person on the ground is also killed.
103 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
On this day in Texas History, August 5th, 1932: Clyde Barrow and Raymond Hamilton opened fire on Sheriff C.G. Maxwell and his deputy Eugene C. Moore. The sheriff was seriously wounded and the deputy was killed. This marked the first time Barrow was involved in the killing of a lawman.
33 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
Just a quick reminder that r/TXOutdoorpics is now open, and features beautiful photos from all across the state of Texas.
30 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
On this day in Texas History, August 7, 1852: Alexander Cockrell 7,000 for the portion of the John Neely Bryan homestead that included the Dallas townsite. The little town would be incorporated as the City of Dallas just 4 years later.
21 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list