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October 11, 1972, Inmates Riot Over Conditions At Washington D.C. Jail - Today in Crime History
On this day, October 11, in the year 1972, approximately fifty inmates at the Washington D.C. jail seized control of a cellblock and held twelve jail officials hostage, demanding improved jail conditions and reductions in jail overcrowding.
September 23, 1957 - Mob Forces Black Students To Withdraw From Arkansas School - Today In Crime History
On this day, September 23, in the year 1957, a group of black students, who became known as the “Little Rock Nine", were forced to withdraw from an Arkansas High School by an angry mob of violent white segregationist.
September 9, 1971, Inmates Riot & Seize Attica, New York Prison - Today In Crime History
On this day, September 9, in 1971 over one thousand prisoners at the state prison in Attica, NY started a riot that would last four days. The riot began with the killing of a corrections officer, then the rioters took about 40 prison employees hostage. Inmates actually seized control of the maximum security facility.
September 2, 1885, White Miners Murder 28 Chinese Coworkers - Today In Crime History
On this day, September 2, in 1885, white miners working for the Union Pacific coal mine in Rock Springs, Wyoming, rioted and attacked their Chinese coworkers, killing 28, wounding 15 others, and driving several hundred more out of town. Seventy-nine homes of the Chinese workers were burned to the ground.
