Columbine anniversary
Definition
The annual commemoration of the Columbine High School massacre, a tragic school shooting that took place on April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, where two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killed 13 people (12 students and 1 teacher) and injured 24 others before committing suicide.
A somber date marked by vigils, memorials, and reflections on gun violence, school safety, and societal impacts, often highlighted in media and political discourse around the 20th, 25th, and subsequent anniversaries.
Examples
Every Columbine anniversary, social media fills with hashtags that remind us why 'trending' isn't always a good thing.
Survivors gathered for the Columbine anniversary vigil, turning a day of darkness into a masterclass in unbreakable spirit.
Politicians trot out the same speeches on the Columbine anniversary, proving some scripts age worse than milk.
On the Columbine anniversary, even Netflix pauses its true-crime binge to reflect on real-life plot twists gone wrong.