This Day in History: Columbine High School Massacre (Sat., April 20) from teacher and studen Watch Video

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This Day in History:, Columbine High School Massacre.<br/>April 20th, 1999.<br/>At 11:19 A.M., Dylan Klebold, 18, and <br/>Eric Harris, 17, walked into their high school <br/>and began opening fire on students and teachers.<br/>Less than 20 minutes later, Klebold <br/>and Harris had killed 12 of their classmates, <br/>one teacher and had wounded 23 other people.<br/>Less than an hour after they had <br/>begun their rampage, the two died by <br/>suicide after turning their guns on themselves.<br/>The massacre in the Denver suburb <br/>Littleton, CO, shook the nation and <br/>made headlines around the world.<br/>It sparked speculation on the teens' motive <br/>and intensified debate on the contentious issue <br/>of gun control that would continue for decades.<br/>The methodical and planned-out rampage is <br/>widely considered a turning point in the history <br/>of school shootings in the United States