Today in History: April 16, the Virginia Tech shooting

Police gather in front of a building at Virginia Tech — BLACKSBURG, VA – APRIL 16: Police officers gather in front of Torgersen Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University after a shooting left at least 32 dead April 16, 2007 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Vincent Kline/Getty Images)

UPDATED: April 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM PDT

Seung-hui Cho, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student, killed 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus before taking his own life. It remains the deadliest school history in US history.

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Originally Published: April 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM PDT

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Today in History: April 16, the Virginia Tech shooting

Also on this date, Apollo 16 blasted off for the moon with astronauts John Young, Charles Duke and Ken Mattingly on board.

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