Complex sentence: The restaurant made front-page headlines on March 16,1963, when a late-night 40-person melee erupted between a motorcycle club and other patrons; weapons included car jacks, pipes, steel bars, furniture, and a fishbowl.
Split into simpler sentences: The restaurant made front-page headlines on March 16,1963, when a late-night 40-person melee erupted between a motorcycle club and other patrons. Weapons included car jacks, pipes, steel bars, furniture, and a fishbowl.