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- Full name: Rodney Glen King
- Born: April 9, 1965
- Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
- Date of incident: March 3, 1991
- Officers involved in incident: Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno, Sergeant Stacey KoonThe Oregonian: Rodney King Beating (March 19, 1991)
- Verdict handed down/Riots began: April 29, 1992
- Shot in unrelated incident in November 2007
- King tried to quell the unrest by appearing on television and asking, "Can we all get along?"RalphKeyes.com: Quote Verifier excerpt
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Rodney King is an African-American who was at the center of the controversial police-brutality trial that sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots. King can was on season two of Celebrity Rehab and The Sober House
Susan Clemmer, an LAPD detective from the Rodney King case committed suicide on July 7, 2009.
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Rodney King Beating
King was beaten by four Los Angeles police officers after being stopped for speeding and evading arrest. A video of the incident was used in the trial of the four police officers, who were eventually acquitted.The Oregonian: Rodney King Beating (March 19, 1991)Trial Verdict
After the verdict was delivered by a suburban jury, anger in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles boiled over, resulting in a wide-spread riot that claimed more than 50 lives and $1 billion in property.The Oregonian: Rodney King Beating (March 19, 1991)Timeline
- April 9, 1965: Born
- March 3, 1991: Beating occurredThe Oregonian: Rodney King Beating (March 19, 1991)
- April 29, 1992: Verdict handed down/Riots beginLA Weekly: The L.A. 53 (May 2, 2002)
- 1999: Arrested for spousal assaultTimesWatch: Still Picking Over Bush's Vietnam Service (September 20, 2004)
- 2003: In auto accidentNew York Times: Police Arrest Rodney King (May 23, 2008)
- November 29, 2007: Shot with birdshot in a "not life threatening" incident
- 2008: Appeared on Celebrity RehabE! Online: Celebs 12-Step Their Way to Drew's Rehab (June 10, 2008)
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Rodney King Questions
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How was the King James version of the Bible canonized? 1 AnswerIn 1604, King James I of England commissioned 54 scholars to make a new translation of the Bible. The did a translation from Hebrew and Greek, whick they compl... read more
Please tell me WHO wrote the recently released non-fiction book, "Daddy King and Me?" 3 AnswersThat would be the Honorable Murray Silver, Esquire. I found more information about this book and a video here: http://www.darnellworks.com/up/2009/07/honorabl... read more
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RT @Historyday: Famous birthdays today include Scarlett Johansson (25), Jamie Lee Curtis (51), Billie Jean King (66) & Rodney Dangerfield.
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Famous birthdays today include Scarlett Johansson (25), Jamie Lee Curtis (51), Billie Jean King (66) & the late Rodney Dangerfield.
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