July 24

July 24, 1964: The Rochester Race Riot begins on a Friday evening in the 7th ward following an arrest by the Rochester Police Department at a block party. The riot lasted through Saturday and into Sunday when the New York National Guard was called in by Governor Rockefeller. The riot resulted in 4 deaths, 350 injuries, and over 1000 arrests.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. pbs.org; Independent Lens; July64 Rochester Riot Time Line"
2. Wikipedia: Rochester 1964 race riot
3. YouTube, "July 64 vintage footage (silent)"

June 27

June 27, 1887: A riot erupts during a strike of the street labors who attacked diggers working at an excavation on Gorham St. and then hurled stones at responding police. After three police were wounded, the police fired at the protesters, ending the riot.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. History of Rochester and Monroe County, New York (1908); Peck, William F.; page 100