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(Sunday, August 20, 1972, 2:38-7:25 p.m. PDT) — Wattstax, a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles, took place today at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before a crowd of 112,000 people. Continue reading 112,000 fans attend Wattstax benefit concert at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1972)