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Rodney King
Rodney Glen King was an American construction worker turned writer and activist after surviving an act of police brutality by the Los Angeles Police Department. On March 3, 1991, King was violently beaten by LAPD officers during his arrest for fleeing and resisting arrest on California State Route 210. -
Contract with America
The "Contract with America" was the Republican plan in the 1994 election, calling for welfare reform, congressional term limits, and a balanced-budget amendment. -
O.J. Simpsons Trial of the Century
The O. J. Simpson murder case was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Former National Football League player, broadcaster and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994 slashing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. -
Clintons Impeachment
The House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice.