Richard Nixon was the President. The tragedy occurred on May 4, 1970, at the
height of the Vietnam War.
Reagan
04 May 1970 (the invasion occurred on 01 May 1970).
Chicago Riot of '68. Kent State Shooting of '70.
Kent State Shootings
Yes. There are two sides to every issue and so there were people who did support the war and would attend anti war protests to let the people protesting know they didn't like what they were doing.
The Ohio Guardsmen were armed with WWII M1 Garand rifles (30-06 caliber). The officers were armed with the standard issue .45 pistol.
At the Kent State University, Ohio.
04 May 1970 (the invasion occurred on 01 May 1970).
in 1970
This event occurred May 4, 1970.
A distant cousin by the name of jerry rupp was involved with a what crime at kent state in the 1970 shooting at the school. What was that crime?
A Shooting at Kent State University in 1970, where guardsmen opened fire on students protesting, leaving 4 students dead.
Chicago Riot of '68. Kent State Shooting of '70.
Ohio Guardsmen shot 4 students at Kent State on 04 May 1970, protesting Nixon's Cambodian invasion.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young sing Ohio. It's about a shooting at Kent State.
The shooting deaths of 4 students at Kent State University during a protest of the Vietnam War.
I happened to be around in 1970 (and was a university student at the time) so I can speak from personal experience. We blamed the policies of the Nixon administration, which had needlessly prolonged the Vietnamese War, for the Kent State shootings.
Kent Bazemore plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.