<Tr> <Th> Caused by </Th> <Td> Reaction to acquittal of four policemen on trial in beating of Rodney King; death of Latasha Harlins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Widespread rioting, looting, assault, arson, protests, property damage, firefights, murder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Rioters and looters primarily from the African American and Latino / Hispanic communities </Td> <Td> <P> United States government </P> <Ul> <Li> 7th Infantry Division </Li> <Li> 1st Marine Division </Li> <Li> Federal Bureau of Investigation </Li> <Li> United States Marshal Service </Li> <Li> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms </Li> <Li> United States Border Patrol </Li> <Li> Federal Bureau of Prisons </Li> <Li> Drug Enforcement Administration </Li> </Ul> <P> Government of California </P> <Ul> <Li> California Army National Guard </Li> <Li> California Highway Patrol </Li> </Ul> County law enforcement (show) <Ul> <Li> City of Los Angeles <Ul> <Li> Los Angeles Police Department </Li> </Ul> County of Los Angeles <Ul> <Li> Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department </Li> </Ul> City of Long Beach <Ul> <Li> Long Beach Police Department </Li> </Ul> City of Compton <Ul> <Li> Compton Police Department </Li> </Ul> City of Pasadena <Ul> <Li> Pasadena Police Department </Li> </Ul> City of Inglewood <Ul> <Li> Inglewood Police Department </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Civilians mainly from Korean American, Asian Americans and some other communities, acting as vigilantes in combating rioters and looters </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

Describe the events that occurred on april 23 1980