May 4, 1970 - Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others, one permanently disabled.
The previous day, President Nixon had announced a widening of the Vietnam War with bombing in neighboring Cambodia.
There were major campus protests around the country with students occupying university buildings to organize and to discuss the war and other issues.
May 4, 1970 - Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others, one permanently disabled.
The previous day, President Nixon had announced a widening of the Vietnam War with bombing in neighboring Cambodia.
There were major campus protests around the country with students occupying university buildings to organize and to discuss the war and other issues.
May 4, 1970 - Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others, one permanently disabled.
The previous day, President Nixon had announced a widening of the Vietnam War with bombing in neighboring Cambodia.
There were major campus protests around the country with students occupying university buildings to organize and to discuss the war and other issues.
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