On this day in 1970, a spontaneous uprising against U.S. military occupation broke out in Koza, Okinawa, Japan after an American drunk driver struck a local pedestrian. Approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans were injured, and dozens of cars with American license plates were torched.
Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the country was occupied by Allied forces and governed under martial law. While most of Japan regained its independence in April 1952, the Okinawa Prefecture was to remain under U.S. military occupation for another twenty years.
Prior to the events of December 20th, three Americans had been acquitted via court martial after striking and killing an Okinawa civilian. This incident fueled the growing discontent of Okinawans with the standard status of forces that exempted U.S. servicemen from Okinawan justice.
On December 20th, 1970, a drunk U.S. serviceman struck an Okinawan pedestrian in the city of Koza. A crowd quickly surrounded the car and the policemen who had arrived, demanding that this incident not also be swept under the rug.
When American MPs arrived and attempted to pull the driver away, the protest turned violent, with thousands gathering to try to prevent the driver from leaving. By the end of the night, dozens of cars with American license plates had been torched and approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans had been injured.
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SPOILERS FOR SEASON 7 EPISODE 10 RICHARD AND MORTIMER
The episode is about Morty jumping into a "fear hole", which exposes you to your greatest fear until you overcome it, with Rick following him in to save him. At first what the hole considers their fear isnt clear and it shows them several different visions, all starting with them believing they've left the hole, lots of ironic twists. But ultimately Morty realizes that Rick never entered the hole when he did and that he most fears his constant reliance on Rick. The end is about Morty coming to terms with that and no longer being so burdened by his reliance on Rick. After you go through the fear hole you get to put your picture up on a board next to it, but Morty forgets and walks away before doing so(or doesnt care enough and just wants to leave). At the end of the episode Rick runs back and almost jumps in (because Morty reveals he saw Diane alive inside) but instead he pulls out a picture of Morty he keeps in his wallet and pins it to the board.