may 4, 1970 - Kent State

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The Mayor of Ohio sent the National Guard to the university to stop the protestors. At noon, 600 students held a peaceful protest on the campus in front of the ROTC building. 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 then opened fire in the crowd, killing 4 students

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