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Today in History: Dayton riots kill one, Ohio Guard deployed

9/1/2026

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On September 1, a race riot erupted in Dayton, Ohio, killing one person and raging for roughly 24 hours before the Ohio National Guard was deployed to restore order; the disturbance became the city’s largest race riot of the 1960s, a decade marked by civil unrest.

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On September 1, a race riot erupted in Dayton, Ohio, killing one person and raging for roughly 24 hours before the Ohio National Guard was deployed to restore order; the disturbance became the city’s largest race riot of the 1960s, a decade marked by civil unrest.