Today in History: April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

29.04.2025    The Denver Post    9 views
Today in History: April 29, Los Angeles riots after Rodney King verdict

This day is Tuesday April the th day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On April a jury in Simi Valley California acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with assault and using excessive force in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King the verdicts were followed by six days of rioting in Los Angeles which destroyed hundreds of businesses and resulted in over deaths Also on this date In the Easter Rising in Dublin collapsed as Irish nationalists surrendered to British forces Related Articles In current times in History April Abu Ghraib torture images made constituents What s at liability with cuts to federal humanities funding in Colorado Book awards library hours educational tools and more In current times in History April deadly tornadoes strike the Southeast In the modern day in History April the Chernobyl nuclear plant tragedy In the present day in History April conference opens to create the Charter of the United Nations In during World War II American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp In a powerful tropical cyclone made landfall in Bangladesh creating a storm surge that resulted in more than deaths In the Chemical Weapons Convention a worldwide treaty banning the use of chemical weapons and mandating the destruction of existing chemical weapons went into effect In Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama denounced his former pastor the Rev Jeremiah Wright for what he termed divisive and destructive remarks on race In Britain s Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in an opulent ceremony at London s Westminster Abbey In the modern day s Birthdays Musician Willie Nelson is Baseball Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio is Conductor Zubin Mehta is Singer Tommy James is Golf Hall of Famer Johnny Miller is Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is Actor Kate Mulgrew is Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is Actor Michelle Pfeiffer is Singer-TV personality Carnie Wilson is Tennis Hall of Famer Andre Agassi is Actor Uma Thurman is Actor Megan Boone is NHL center Jonathan Toews is Pop singer Foxes is Golfer Justin Thomas is

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