Kent State shootings - Wikipedia
WEBThe shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft.
Kent State Shooting ‑ Causes, Facts & Aftermath - HISTORY
WEBSep 8, 2017 · Four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1970, when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War. The...
Kent State shooting | History, Responsibility, & Remembrance
WEBKent State shooting, the shooting of unarmed college students at Kent State University, in northeastern Ohio, by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, one of the seminal events of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States.
Kent State Shootings: A Timeline of the Tragedy - HISTORY
WEBMay 1, 2020 · More than any other single event, the Kent State shootings would become a focal point of the ongoing, bitter divisions among Americans over the Vietnam War.
Kent State massacre: The shootings on a college campus 50 years …
WEBKent State massacre: The shootings on a college campus 50 years ago changed the country. The shootings at the Vietnam War protest was seen "as an indication that things in the U.S. — on and...
50 years ago, the Kent State shootings sparked student unrest …
WEBMay 4, 2020 · Fifty years ago today, Monday, May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War on the campus of Kent State University. In just 13 seconds, four students...
Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US - BBC
WEBOn 4 May 1970, four students were shot dead by the National Guard during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University. The shocking incident still resonates as a seminal moment in modern...
How 13 Seconds Changed Kent State University Forever
WEBMay 1, 2020 · The Kent State shooting remains a watershed moment in American history. It sparked a nationwide student strike shortly thereafter and reverberated throughout the final years of the Vietnam...
Kent State massacre: 50 years since the shooting that changed America - CNN
WEBMay 4, 2020 · Fifty years ago today, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State University students as they protested against the Vietnam War. Four students were killed. Nine were injured. The incident...
The Kent State University shooting, 50 years later
WEBApr 27, 2020 · 2020 marked the 50 th anniversary of the Kent State University shootings. On May 4, 1970, the killing of four students by Ohio National Guardsman marked a turning point in the national conversation about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War.
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