Riot: Timeline

1182   Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire [i] and following its fall in 1453 [i], of the O ... 

.

1747   Rioters in Amsterdam Amsterdam

, the official capital [i] of the Netherlands [i], lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay [i] ... 

 demand governmental reform

1935   Riot breaks out in Harlem Harlem

Harlem is a neighborhood [i] of Manhattan [i] in New York City [i], long known as a major black [i] ... 

, NYC after a rumor which claims that police killed a shoplifter in the Kress' department store circulates

1947   When the French France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

 government lowers the bread ration Rationing

Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce [i] goods or services: it rest ... 

 to 200 grams, it causes riots in Verdun and Le Mans

1947   French France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

 interior minister Jules Moch secures emergency State of emergency

A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of governme... 

 measures against riots after six days of violent arguments in the national assembly National Assembly

The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature [i], or the lower house [i] of a bicameral [i] ... 

1953   Strike Strike action

Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by employee [i] ... 

s and riots in coal mining regions in Poland Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

1967   12th Street Riot: In Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state [i] of Michigan [i] and the seat [i] of Wayne County [i] ... 

, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American African American

An African American is a member of an ethnic group [i] in the United States [i] whose ancestors, usual ... 

 inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned).

1970   A jury finds the Chicago Seven defendants not guilty of conspiring Conspiracy (crime)

In the criminal law [i], a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more natural person [i]s to break t ... 

 to incite a riot, in charges stemming from the violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Five of the defendants are found guilty on the lesser charge of crossing state lines to incite riot.

1972   Rangers Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are a football [i] club from Glasgow [i], Scotland [i], which plays in th ... 

 lift the Cup Winners Cup, defeating Dynamo Kiev in the final at the Nou Camp. Their supporters cause a riot, with the team banned from defending the trophy the following season.

2005   In Belmopan, Belize Belize

Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America [i] on the Caribbean Sea [i] bordered ... 

, unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.