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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Jul 18, 2023, 08:12 AM Jul 2023

On this day, July 18, 1966, the Hough riots began in Cleveland, Ohio.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_18

• 1966 – A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order.
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