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29. Juni 2020 · The Many Explosions of Los Angeles in the 1960s. By. Samuel Farber. Mike Davis and Jon Wiener's chronicle of Los Angeles in the 1960s, Set the Night on Fire, isn't just a stunning portrait of a city in upheaval half a century ago.
29. Juni 2020 · The Many Explosions of Los Angeles in the 1960s. Set the Night on Fire isn't just a portrait of a city in upheaval. It's a history of uprisings for civil rights, against poverty, and for a better world. by Samuel Farber via Jacobin on June 29, 2020.
The Venice Boulevard gas pipeline explosion occurred June 16, 1976 on Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California . Background. In September 1975, the California Department of Transportation (CALTRAN) contracted with the Griffith Company for a street widening project on the west side of Los Angeles.
29. Mai 2020 · From the Black Panthers to the Communist Party, radical Los Angeles in the ’60s was a seething cauldron of unrest, united by the brutal, lawless repression of the LAPD. In a rollicking new book, Mike Davis and Jon Wiener tell the story of a decade of explosions.
In the 1960s, Los Angeles became a battleground between the burgeoning youth counterculture and law enforcement, culminating in the infamous Sunset Strip Riots. This clash between the establishment and the rebellious youth marked a pivotal moment in the city’s history, reflecting larger societal tensions and the struggle for cultural ...
26. Apr. 2020 · The new book by the historians Mike Davis and Jon Wiener takes readers on a picaresque voyage around Los Angeles during the “long sixties” (1960-1973).
23. Feb. 2016 · Methane from a mysterious underground source had silently been seeping into the basement of the Ross Dress for Less in L.A.'s Fairfax District when, on the afternoon of March 24, 1985, an employee punched his timesheet in an adjoining room, emitting a spark and igniting the pool of odorless gas.
