Northridge Earthquake

Traffic in Los Angeles

Hollywood star and Paparazzi

Britney Spears Attacks an SUV with an Umbrella Outside Kevin Federline’s Home

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miley Cyrus Mobbed by Paparazzi

Cocaine in Los Angeles

from Los Angeles Times

The crack epidemic's toxic legacy

The worst may have passed, but the changed attitudes and the terrible toll on families remain.

August 07, 2010|Sandy Banks

Rodney King Riots (1992)

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest and Rodney King Uprising, were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four white Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. At that time, similar, smaller riots and anti-police actions took place in other locations in the United States and Canada. Widespread looting, assault, arson and murder occurred, and property damages topped roughly US$1 billion. In all, 53 people died during the riots and thousands more were injured.