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Kent State University: May 4, 1970 On May 4, 1970, Kent State students protested on the Commons against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the presence of the Ohio National Guard called to campus to quell demonstrations. Guardsman advanced, driving students past Taylor Hall.
On Friday, May 1, 1970, protests began on Kent State's campus as well as in downtown Kent. A violent confrontation between local police and protesters led Kent Mayor Leroy Satrom to seek ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said “outside agitators” are fomenting antisemitic protests. In 1970, Ohio Gov. James Rhodes, who made the decision to send National Guard troops to Kent ...
The nationwide student anti-war strike of 1970 was a massive outpouring of anti-Vietnam War protests that erupted in May of 1970 in response to the expansion of the war into neighboring Cambodia. The strike began on May 1 with walk-outs from college and high school classrooms on nearly 900 campuses across the United States. [1]
Ohio State protest wasn't peaceful. Activist, supporters should stop clutching their pearls ... 1970, at Kent State University. Of course, even when the government is acting within its authority ...
Jeffrey Glenn Miller (March 28, 1950 [2] – May 4, 1970) was an American student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, who was killed by the Ohio Army National Guard in the Kent State shootings. He had been protesting against the invasion of Cambodia and the presence of the National Guard on the Kent State campus. National Guardsmen opened ...
Written in the immediate aftermath of May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students during protests at Kent State University, "Ohio" quickly became one of the anthems of ...
More than a half century has passed since Ohio National Guard members opened fire on college students during a war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and injuring nine others. The description of the nation, then split over the Vietnam War, leading up to the 1970 tragedy echo today's politics and divisions in many ways.