May 4 in American History
Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine. The shock deepened the nation's divisions over the war and became a searing symbol of a country turned against itself. "Four dead in Ohio" entered the national memory.
In 1970: the Kent State shootings. Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine.
Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine. The shock deepened the nation's divisions over the war and became a searing symbol of a country turned against itself. "Four dead in Ohio" entered the national memory.
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