Today in History – February 25

1994 – Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors.

Ibrahimi Mosque / Cave of the Patriarchs (Google Maps)
Ibrahimi Mosque / Cave of the Patriarchs

1964 – U.S. Air Force launches a satellite employing a US Air Force Atlas/ Agena combination from Point Arguello (LC-2-3) in California and from Cape Kennedy in Florida.

Space Launch Complex 4 - Vandenberg (Google Maps)
Space Launch Complex 4 - Vandenberg

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