26Bath Riots
The 1917 Bath Riots that occurred at the US-Mexican border were sparked by the practices of the US immigration service of using harmful chemicals, including gasoline, to disinfect people going through the borders.
27. Hong Kong had leftist riots in 1967. During the riots, leftist rioters placed over 1,000 bombs throughout the city. The riots did not end until Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai ordered the leftist groups in Hong Kong to stop all bombings.
28. In 1788, there was a riot in New York City over physicians and medical students illegally robbing graves of African Americans for dissection at Colombia College. The practice is commonly known as "Body-Snatching."
29. During the Ole Miss riot of 1962, segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, a black US military veteran, at the University of Mississippi. Two civilians were killed during the night, and over 300 people were injured, including one-third of the US Marshals deployed.
30. During the Attica Prison riot, mistreated prisoners revolted, negotiations fell apart after 4 days, and in the resulting raid by State Police Department 29 inmates and 10 prison employees were killed.
