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101Sydney Riot of 1879 — The Sydney Riot of 1879 was one of the earliest riots at an international cricket match. It occurred at the Association Ground, Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (now known as the Sydney Cricket Ground) during a game between a… …
102Copenhagen December Riot — The Copenhagen December Riot took place on 16 December 2006 in the Copenhagen area of Nørrebro. The spark of the riot was the longstanding conflict over the fate of the alternative left wing social centre Ungdomshuset (The Youth House). The riot… …
1031990 Strangeways Prison riot — The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25 day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990 when prisoners took control of the prison chapel, and the riot quickly spread throughout… …
104Chicago Race Riot of 1919 — Five police officers and a soldier with a rifle and fixed bayonet The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict that began in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 1919 and ended on August 3.[1] During the riot, dozens died and hundreds were… …
105Attica Prison riot — The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. The riot was based in part upon prisoners demands for better living conditions. At the time, inmates were given one shower per week… …
106Tompkins Square Park Riot (1988) — The Tompkins Square Park Riot occurred on August 6 ndash;August 7 1988 in New York City s Tompkins Square Park. Groups of drug pushers, homeless people and young people known as skinheads had largely taken over the East Village park, but the… …
107Meridian race riot of 1871 — Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County The Meridian race riot of 1871, also called the Meridian Riot, was a race riot in Meridian, Mississippi in March 1871. It followed the arrest of freedmen accused of inciting riot in a do …
108New Mexico State Penitentiary riot — The New Mexico Penitentiary Riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, in the state s maximum security prison south of Santa Fe, was one of the most violent prison riots in the history of the American correctional system: 33 inmates died… …
109Atlanta Race Riot — The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 was a mass civil disturbance in Atlanta, Georgia, USA which began the evening of September 22nd and lasted until September 26th. An estimated 250 African Americans were killed along with 2 confirmed European… …
110Police riot — A police riot is a term used for the wrongful, disproportionate, unlawful, and illegitimate use of force by a group of police against a group of civilians. In recent incidents, the term often describes a situation where police, clad in riot gear… …
