Ruben Salazar (March 3, 1928 - August 29, 1970) was a Mexican-American news reporter killed by the sheriffs during the National Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War on August 29, 1970 in East Los Angeles, California. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano Anti-war activists that built a broad-based The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Los Angeles can refer to East Los Angeles California (unincorporated community East Los Angeles (region California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. During the 1970s, his killing was often cited as a symbol of unjust treatment of Latinos by law enforcement. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.
Salazar was a reporter and columnist for the Los Angeles Times between 1959 - 1970[1]. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed He was also news director for the Spanish language television station KMEX in Los Angeles. KMEX-TV, "Univisión 34 Los Angeles", is the Univision Owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles and the network's On August 29, 1970 he was covering the National Chicano Moratorium March, organized to protest the disproportionate number of Chicanos killed in the Vietnam War. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano Anti-war activists that built a broad-based The peaceful march ended with a rally that was broken up by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department using tear gas. A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a This resulted in rioting, during which Salazar was shot in the head at short range with a tear gas projectile while seated in The Silver Dollar Bar[2]. A coroner's inquest ruled the shooting a homicide, but the police officer involved, Tom Wilson, was never prosecuted. At the time many believed the homicide was a premeditated assassination of a very vocal member of the Los Angeles Chicano community.
The story of Salazar's killing gained nationwide notoriety with the release of Strange Rumblings in Aztlan, an article written for Rolling Stone magazine by noted gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson and released on April 29, 1971 in Rolling Stone #81. " Strange Rumblings in Aztlan " is an article published in Rolling Stone #81 dated April 29, 1971 and written by Hunter S Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "Gonzo" redirects here For other uses see Gonzo (disambiguation Gonzo journalism is a style of Journalism which is written Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
Honors
In 1971 he was posthumously awarded a special Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and after the controversy of his death had subsided, Laguna Park - the site of the 1970 rally and subsequent police action - was renamed Salazar Park in his honour. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Robert F Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism is a Journalism award named after Robert F Ruben F Salazar Park (formerly Laguna Park is a public park in Los Angeles, California, and is administrated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation His death was commemorated in a corrido by Lalo Guerrero entitled "El 29 de Agosto". Corrido is also a type of song in Capoeira music. For the Italian commune see Corrido Italy. Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero ( December 24, 1916 &ndash March 17, 2005) was a Mexican-American guitarist singer and farm labor At Sonoma State University, the former library, now an administration and classroom building, is named for Ruben Salazar, in memory of his work in Sonoma County as a reporter for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Sonoma State University is a public coeducational business and Liberal arts college affiliated with the California State University system The Press Democrat with the largest circulation on the California North Coast, is a daily Newspaper published in Santa Rosa, As well, a classroom building at California State University, Los Angeles is named for him. On October 12, 2006, the hall was rededicated with the unveiling of his portrait by John Martin.
On October 5, 2007, the United States Postal Service announced that it would honor five journalists of the 20th century times with first-class rate postage stamps, to be issued on Tuesday, April 22, 2008: Martha Gellhorn, John Hersey, George Polk, Ruben Salazar, and Eric Sevareid. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Martha Gellhorn ( 8 November 1908 - 15 February 1998) was an American Novelist, Travel John Richard Hersey ( June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American Writer and journalist George Polk (17 October 1913 Fort Worth, Texas - May 1948 was an American Journalist for CBS who disappeared in Greece Arnold Eric Sevareid ( November 26, 1912 &ndash July 9, 1992) was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977 Postmaster General Jack Potter announced the stamp series at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington. Securities Trading Access Messaging Protocol (STAMP is a message format protocol used in Canadian Stock market describing electronic communications between exchange Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. r. image
External links
- La Voz de Aztlán Biography and pictures.
- Mario T. Garcia, ed. , Ruben Salazar: Border Correspondent; Selected Writings, 1955-1970 (University of California Press, 1995).
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