Kent State May 1, 1970. Kent State  May 1, 1970  43 windows are broken in downtown Kent by anti-war demonstrators, causing $5,000 worth of damage.

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Kent State May 1, 1970

Kent State  May 1, 1970  43 windows are broken in downtown Kent by anti-war demonstrators, causing $5,000 worth of damage.

Kent State Shooting  May 2, 1970  Kent State’s ROTC building is burned to the ground by 2,000 angry students.

Kent State  National Guard troops are called to the campus to restore order.

Kent State  May 3, 1970  The Ohio governor, James Rhodes arrives to assess the damage and announces: “the worst type of people we harbor in America, worse than the communists, we’re going to eradicate the problem.”

Kent State  The angry rhetoric draws a response from the protesters inflaming the situation.

Kent State  May 4, 1970  1000 students gather at the KSU commons at noon to protest escalation of the Vietnam War.  They are met by National Guard troops ordering them to disperse.

Kent State  Guardsmen herd students toward a parking lot near the football field.  An exchange of rock throwing occurs.

Kent State

 Panic sets in as guardsmen fire into the crowd of students.  67 shots were fired at the protesters.  Most of the bullets were fired over 300 feet into the Prentice Hall parking lot.

Kent State  Two of the students killed, Allison Krause and Jeff Miller, were protesters.  Two others, Sandy Scheuer and Bill Schroeder were bystanders.  Nine others were wounded. Dean Kahler remains in a wheelchair after he was shot in the back.

Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio. Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground How can you run when you know?

Kent State Scrambled Outline students gather at the KSU commons at noon to protest escalation into Cambodia windows are broken in downtown Kent by anti-war demonstrators, causing $5,000 worth of damage. 3. Four persons are killed, two of which were students. 4. Ohio governor announces: “the worst type of people...we’re going to eradicate the problem.” 5. KSU ROTC building is burned to the ground by students 6. An exchange of rock throwing occurs 7. National Guard troops are called to the campus to restore order. 8. Panic sets in as guardsmen fire into the crowd of students.

Kent State Scrambled Outline windows are broken in downtown Kent by anti-war demonstrators, causing $5,000 worth of damage. 2. KSU ROTC building is burned to the ground by students 3. National Guard troops are called to the campus to restore order. 4. Ohio governor announces: “the worst type of people...we’re going to eradicate the problem.” students gather at the KSU commons at noon to protest escalation into Cambodia. 6. An exchange of rock throwing occurs 7. Panic sets in as guardsmen fire into the crowd of students. 8. Four persons are killed, two of which were students.