KENT, Ohio – Kent State University will hold several events in May to commemorate the tragic events of May 4, 1970 – when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an ...

It was 50 years ago, but at Kent State, May 4 is a looming presence. The reminders, from memorial markers to bullet holes, are everywhere. And this elective course focuses on that day ...

The May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings shaped the city of Kent for decades to come. In the immediate aftermath of the shootings – which claimed the lives of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller ...

The National Guard fired tear gas to disperse the crowd of students gathered on the commons, May 4, 1970. Photo courtesy of Kent State University. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the day ...

This weekend now marks 55 years since that day. "The campus community and visitors will gather at noon on the May 4 site at the Kent State Commons to commemorate the moment that gunfire erupted 55 ...

How did a student protest against the Vietnam War turn into a deadly massacre? On May 4, 1970, the National Guard fired into a crowd of unarmed students at Kent State University, killing four and ...

The only people Kent State students are allowed to hear about May 4, 1970 are propagandists who either want to glorify or relive student protests.

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fatally shot four Kent State students and wounded nine others during a protest of the Vietnam War's expansion into Cambodia. Eight guardsmen were indicted ...

Brian VanDeMark begins his book “Kent State: An American Tragedy” by sitting down with Matt McManus, who was a platoon sergeant in the Ohio Army National Guard on May 4, 1970. It’s an ...

The National Guard fired tear gas to disperse the crowd of students gathered on the commons, May 4, 1970. Photo courtesy of Kent State University. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the day ...

and three other books. In the run-up to the anniversary of the infamous May 4, 1970 killings, The Kent Stater—Kent State University's student newspaper—reported that free speech would be ...

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