– QUESTION OF THE DAY – Have you ever seen a riot? Do tell…
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Connor
Can't say that I have…
Anonymous
Never been in one, but as a marine stationed in Quantico, VA in 1968, I did undergo riot control training and was on standby for emergency duty in Washington DC for most of the summer. Fortunately, all remained quiet while I was there.
Curly
Anonymous
I started looking in Detroit until I realized Jefferson (ad on side of building in image) in Detroit is east-west – then moved to Chicago. Finally got to Haymarket after trying stockyard and steelyard riot searches. There's been a lot going on in Chicago over the years.
Haymarket affair, Chicago, IL 1886. The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but this image appears to show several things happening simultaneously that were actually sequential. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
Can't say that I have…
Never been in one, but as a marine stationed in Quantico, VA in 1968, I did undergo riot control training and was on standby for emergency duty in Washington DC for most of the summer. Fortunately, all remained quiet while I was there.
Curly
I started looking in Detroit until I realized Jefferson (ad on side of building in image) in Detroit is east-west – then moved to Chicago. Finally got to Haymarket after trying stockyard and steelyard riot searches. There's been a lot going on in Chicago over the years.
Haymarket affair, Chicago, IL 1886.
The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but this image appears to show several things happening simultaneously that were actually sequential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
Curly
Wow. Cool!