Attica Prison Riot

Date: September 13, 1971 • Location: Attica, United States

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1971.

State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.

The National Guard (NG) is the organized militia of the United States and a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces.