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Events on Sunday 3 March 1991 1
1991Rodney King Beaten by Los Angeles PoliceVideotaped beating exposes police brutalityLos Angeles police officers were videotaped beating motorist Rodney King after a high-speed chase, and the footage was broadcast nationwide. The incident became a flashpoint over police brutality and racial injustice in the United States. The officers' acquittal the following year triggered the 1992 Los Angeles riots.