@spiegelmama

#USHistoryRevisited
#KentStateShooting by #OhioNationalGuard

(5/5)

...where law enforcement officials have issued a caution to their troops to be careful because 👉"we don't want another Kent State..."👈

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Do read the whole article:

https://www.kent.edu/may-4-historical-accuracy

@spiegelmama

#USHistoryRevisited
#KentStateShooting by #OhioNationalGuard

(4/n)

...should be remembered in order that we can learn from the mistakes of the past. 👉The #Guardsmen in their signed statement at the end of the civil trials recognized that better ways have to be found to deal with these types of confrontations.👈 This has probably already occurred in numerous situations...

@spiegelmama

#USHistoryRevisited
#KentStateShooting by #OhioNationalGuard

(3/n)

...The Ends of Power, Haldeman (1978) states that 👉the shootings at #KentState began the slide into #Watergate, eventually destroying the #Nixon administration.👈
Beyond the direct effects of the May 4, 👉the shootings have certainly come to symbolize the deep political and social divisions that so sharply divided the country during the #VietnamWar era."👈

"... most importantly, May 4 at #KentState...

@spiegelmama

#USHistoryRevisited
#KentStateShooting by #OhioNationalGuard

(2/n)

...back then--in contrast to June, 2026--it even was a legal deployment if the #Ohio #NationalGuard 💂, requested by #Kent #MayorSatrom.

Even so, it seems to have proven to be the first stone in the avalanche that was to shatter the #Nixon Administration:

"H. R. #Haldeman, a top aide to President #RichardNixon, suggests the shootings had a direct impact on national politics. In...