On March 3rd, 1991, George Holiday recorded four officers beating Rodney King. That footage quickly went viral. Here’s how it happened. On March 3, 1991, minutes after midnight, George Holliday, the owner of a local L.A. plumbing company, was awakened by sirens and helicopters. He grabbed his handheld Sony camera — so new it was still in... Read more »
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