Events on May 5 in history

1991 Washington, D.C. riot (May 5, 1991)

A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.

The 1991 Washington, D.C. riot, sometimes referred to as the Mount Pleasant riot or Mount Pleasant Disturbance, occurred in May 1991, when rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in response to an African-American female police officer having shot a Salvadoran man in the chest following a Cinco de Mayo celebration.

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15 Jan

Gulf War
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
16 Jan

Gulf War
Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
17 Jan

Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
9 Apr

Soviet Union
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
5 Oct

Jakarta
An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

Events on May 5 in history

1991 Washington, D.C. riot (May 5, 1991)

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