Los Angeles History

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… subsequent riots in 1979 and 1992; the latter, a direct result of the notorious Rodney King beatings, cost 51 lives and $1 billion in property damage, much of it directed at Korean shopkeepers. In contrast, a ray of hope came with the city's unified response to a recent spate of natural disasters. Though a surprising number of earthquakes, wildfires, floods and mud slides have plagued LA in the last decade, they've brought out the best in Angelenos.