1916

The Easter Rising in Dublin collapsed as Irish nationalists surrendered to British forces.

1992

A jury in Simi Valley acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with assault and excessive force in the beating of motorist Rodney King; the verdicts were followed by six days of rioting in L.A. which destroyed hundreds of businesses and resulted in over 60 deaths.

2011

Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton were married in an opulent ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey.