Furthermore, the amount one is supposed to spend on said diamond engagement ring â two monthâs salary, supposedlyâ is a âtraditionâ that was invented by the diamond industry giant De Beers less than a century ago.
The Virginia Tech shooting (also known as the Virginia Tech massacre) was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.wo students at Pennsylvania State University dressed as Virginia Tech shooting victims for Halloween in 2007, posting their photos on Facebook, which generated outrage at both Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Reprints & Permissions. BLACKSBURG, Va. â The shadows are lifting from Virginia Tech five years after the deadliest mass school shooting in U.S. history. 1  By Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRalph Badinelli, a Virginia Tech professor, places flowers on the 32 stone memorials for the victims of the April 16, 2007 campus shooting.By Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRalph Badinelli, a Virginia Tech professor, places flowers on the 32 stone memorials for the victims of the April 16, 2007 campus shooting.alph Badinelli, a Virginia Tech professor, places flowers on the 32 stone memorials for the victims of the April 16, 2007 campus shooting. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAYRalph Badinelli, a Virginia Tech professor, places flowers on the 32 stone memorials for the victims of the April 16, 2007 campus shooting.