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On March 3, 1991, four police officers were filmed beating taxi driver Rodney King after a pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles. The video shocked the city, and the events that followed shocked the nation. It was one of the first police brutality videos of its kind, and forever changed the conversation about police and race in America. King, who was intoxicated, had been caught speeding and initially tried to evade the police. When he finally pulled over and exited his car, multiple LAPD units and a helicopter were pursuing him. Taken by bystander George Holliday from across the street, the footage shows four officers Tazing, kicking, and hitting King with their batons upwards of 53 times. "King claims, and several witnesses support him, that he never resisted," CBS News correspondent Jerry Bowen reported a few days later. "Twenty-five-year-old Rodney King showed his injuries to reporters -- the bruises, broken leg, and the scar from the stun gun which jolted him w...

The last picture of Freddie Mercury alive, 1991 This is the last picture of Freddie taken by his partner Jim Hutton at their home in London. Mercury was the lead singer in the iconic rock band, Queen. Many people consider to be the best band of all time. They composed and produced the song Bohemian Rhapsody, which is also considered by many to be the best song of all time. Mercury was an icon in the LGBT community at the time and still is today. He would later die from bronchial pneumonia as a result from AIDS. Mercury looks weaker in this picture, and his skin and face are more pale than before. Brian May, the guitarist for Queen, once described a conversation he had with mercury at dinner about his battle with AIDS. He said : “The problem was actually his foot, and tragically there was very little left of it. Once, he showed it to us at dinner. And he said, ‘Oh Brian, I’m sorry I’ve upset you by showing you that.’ “And I said, ‘I’m not upset, Freddie, except to realize you have to pu...