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Twenty years ago, May 1, 1992, President George H. W. Bush sent federal troops to Los Angeles to help stop the rioting sparked by the acquittal of cops who beat down Rodney King. I was on one of these C-141s (now retired), flying troops from Fort Ord, Calif. (now closed), to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro (now closed).
Los Angeles descended into chaos Wednesday night as belligerent baseball fans set a bus on fire while others clashed with cops and looters ran amok following the Dodgers’ World Series victory.
The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots, or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [5] [6] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
Before And After Images Show The Extent Of Wildfire Damage Around Los Angeles Firefighters work to put out a fire that broke out at the Altadena Golf Course Jan.09, 2025.
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1992 Los Angeles riots (20 P) R. ... Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in California" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
The acquittal causes riots throughout the city of Los Santos, which is modeled on Los Angeles. In Earthbound after Ness beats the first boss in the game, when he is taken to a police station, and attacked one-by-one by four police officers and their captain. The scene in the game mirrors the 1991 beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. [citation ...