Today is the 323rd day of 2024. There are 43 days left in the year. 1993: Nigeria’s new military ruler, General Sani Abacha, dissolves all democratic institutions. 1477: William Caxton, a pioneering ...
On Nov. 18, 1999, 12 people died in the collapse of the Aggie Bonfire at Texas A&M University. It was a tradition at the school to construct the bonfire before A&M played Texas in football.