In the predominantly Black Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles,
racial tension reached a breaking point after two white policemen
scuffle with a Black motorist suspected of drunken driving.
A crowd of spectators gathered near the corner of Avalon
Boulevard and 116th Street to watch the arrest and soon grew
angry by what they believed to be yet another incident of
racially motivated abuse by the police.
Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953 – November 1, 1999)
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Associated Press’ global headquarters located
in New York City.
On Nov. 1, 1952 the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen
bomb (“Mike”), resulting in the first successful full-
scale thermonuclear weapon explosion.
Operation Ivy was conducted on the Eniwetok Atoll in
the Marshall Islands.
TIM MAGUIRE
Goodman’s bands started the careers
of many jazz musicians. During an era
of racial segregation, he led one of the
first integrated jazz groups. Benny
Goodman (known as “The King of
Swing”), performed nearly to the end
of his life while exploring an interest
in classical music.
Retired singer Kenneth Ray Rogers is 81 today.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, sometimes billed as The First Edition, was an eclectic rock band whose styles ranged from rock
and roll to R&B, folk, and country.
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
