On this day: July 23
POSTED: 05:00 PM PDT Jul 22, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 22, 2012
Miss America gives up her crown, Fergie gets a royal wedding, a new comet is discovered and a singer's life comes to a tragic ending, all on this day.
Courtesy of Brittanica
1967: In Detroit, Mich., one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African-American inner city following a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar. The riots will continue for five days, leaving 43 dead, 467 injured and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed.
