Date in year · 1971 · The 1970s
On September 9, 1971, the four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. The year's #1 song was "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night. Franck Esposito, Danie Mellor, Bo Outlaw would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · September 9, 1971
The Attica Prison riot took place at the state prison in Attica, New York. The riot started on September 9, 1971, with a violent takeover of the prison control center in which one prison officer, William Quinn, was killed; it ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison riots. Of the 43 men who died, all but one guard and three inmates were killed by law enforcement gunfire when the state retook control of the prison on the final day of the riot.
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1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 971st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
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1971 prisoner rebellion in New York
The Attica Prison riot took place at the state prison in Attica, New York. The riot started on September 9, 1971, with a violent takeover of the prison control center in which one prison officer, William Quinn, was killed; it ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison riots. Of the 43 men who died, all but one guard and three inmates were killed by law enforcement gunfire when the state retook control of the prison on the final day of the riot.
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