Video: 'LA Riots Live Coverage As It Happened 4/29/92'

(Wednesday, April 29, 1992, verdicts announced at 3:15 p.m. PDT; during the 1992 Los Angeles riots) — Four Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of using excessive force today in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King that had stunned the nation, a verdict that touched off six days of riots and civil disturbances. Continue reading Rioters set fires, loot stores, assault passing motorists in Los Angeles following Rodney King beating verdict 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1992) →

Video: 'John Gotti found guilty in 1992 -- complete Eyewitness News coverage'

(Thursday, April 2, 1992, 1:19 p.m. EST) — John Gotti was found guilty of five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, illegal gambling, extortion, and loansharking today in a swift, stunning verdict in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York, that crushed his reputation for eluding conviction as boss of the Gambino crime family. Continue reading ‘The Teflon is gone’: Mob boss John Gotti guilty of five murders, racketeering, and other charges 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay (Apr 2 1992) →

Video: 'Plane Accident Of USAir Flight 405'

(Sunday, March 22, 1992, 9:30 p.m. EST) — USAir Flight 405, a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio, crashed tonight in poor weather in a partially inverted position in Flushing Bay, shortly after liftoff from LaGuardia in a snowstorm. Continue reading 27 people killed as USAir Flight 405 crashes into Flushing Bay shortly after liftoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1992) →