Aretha Franklin’s cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect” is released as a single by Atlantic Records; A jury in Simi Valley, Calif., acquits four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King

Aretha Franklin’s cover of Otis Redding’s “Respect” is released as a single by Atlantic Records; A jury in Simi Valley, Calif., acquits four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King