Today in History - September 9: Victims of government-backed massacre still searching for justice
After four days, authorities ordered New York state troopers and guards to retake control of the prison. The would-be rescuers shot blinding tear gas into a prison yard, then fired hundreds of bullets into the smoke over the span of six minutes. The gunfire killed 29 inmates and 10 hostages.
No law enforcement members were put on trial for their roles in the massacre. Decades on the state of New York has refused to apologise to the victims and their families.
On September 9, 1948, the hardline country of North Korea was founded by hardline communist Kim Il-Sung, who became the fledging nation's supreme leader.
The move split the Korean peninsula between the western backed South Korea and North Korea, supported by China and Russia. Two years later, amid the Cold War, tensions boiled over triggering the Korean War.
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, one of the most isolated places in the world,was officially handed to Chile by international treaty on September 9, 1888.
While the Chilean government promised to respect the rights of the island's indigenous community, sheep farmers soon moved in forcing local people from their lands.
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