Alcatraz Riot Intervention

Date: May 4, 1946 • Location: Alameda, United States

In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Five people are killed in the riot.

San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, which gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.