may 4, 1970 - Kent State Protests

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The Ohio Mayor sent the National Guard to the university to stop the protestors. At noon, 600 students held a peaceful protest on the campus commons. The police ordered the assembly unlawful and that they needed to leave. The students didn't leave so they threw tear gas into the crowd and when the students dispersed. The National Guard opened fire in the crowd, saying they felt threatened.

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