Accounts of the past: Aug. 11

Published July 26, 2011
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Aug 11, 1965: A clash between the California Highway Patrol and two young black youths set off six days of riots in Watts, an area of Los Angeles. 34 people were reported killed and more than 3,000 people were arrested during the riots.