Watts, Los Angeles, California — Watts is a residential district in southern Los Angeles, California (more specifically, part of South Los Angeles). It is considered by many to be a ghetto. Watts was also the home of the first subway in the Americas.HistoryThe area now known as… … Wikipedia
Watts Riots — Burning buildings during the riots. The term Watts Riots of 1965 refers to a large scale civil disturbance which lasted 5 days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965. By the time the riot subsided, 34 people had been … Wikipedia
Riot (1997 film) — Infobox Film name = Riot caption = director = Galen Yuen Alex Munoz Richard Di Lello David C. Johnson producer = Shelly Glasser writer = Galen Yuen Joseph B. Vasquez Richard Di Lello David C. Johnson starring = Luke Perry Mario van Peebles Lucy… … Wikipedia
Watts Station — Infobox nrhp | name =Watts Station nrhp type = caption = Watts Station, May 2008 location= 1686 E. 103rd St., Watts, Los Angeles, California lat degrees = 33 lat minutes = 56 lat seconds = 35 lat direction = N long degrees = 118 long minutes = 14 … Wikipedia
Watts-Aufruhr — Als Watts Aufruhr oder Watts Unruhen werden die schweren Ausschreitungen bezeichnet, die 1965 in Los Angeles im südlichen Stadtteil Watts ausbrachen und innerhalb von sechs Tagen 34 Todesopfer sowie über tausend Verletzte forderten. Es gab rund… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Watts-Unruhen — Als Watts Aufruhr oder Watts Unruhen werden die schweren Ausschreitungen bezeichnet, die 1965 in Los Angeles im südlichen Stadtteil Watts ausbrachen und innerhalb von sechs Tagen 34 Todesopfer sowie über tausend Verletzte forderten. Es gab rund… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Watts — /wots/, n. 1. André /ahn dray/, born 1946, U.S. concert pianist, born in Germany. 2. George Frederick, 1817 1904, English painter and sculptor. 3. Isaac, 1674 1748, English theologian and hymnist. * * * (as used in expressions) Kearny Stephen… … Universalium
Watts Writers Workshop — The Watts Writers Workshop was a creative writing group initiated by screenwriter Budd Schulberg in the wake of the devastating 1965 riots in South Central Los Angeles (now South Los Angeles). The group was composed primarily of young African… … Wikipedia
Philadelphia 1964 race riot — The Philadelphia race riot took place in the predominantly black neighborhoods of North Philadelphia from August 28 to August 30, 1964. Tensions between black residents of the city and police had been escalating for several months over several… … Wikipedia
To run riot — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
6 Day Riot — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Indie Pop, Alternative, Americana Gründung 2004 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
