USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In May 1970, students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus. When the Guardsmen shot and killed four students on May 4, the Kent State Shootings became the focal point of a nation deeply divided by the Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Four students were shot dead by the Ohio National Guard while protesting the Vietnam War. Nine other students were injured. KENT, Ohio-On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard was called to Kent State University for civil unrest as students protested the Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-3: -The killings took place during a peace rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus. The incident marked the first time a student was killed in an anti-war gathering in United States history.

Detailed explanation-4: -You are here. On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Overview. The student movement arose to demand free speech on college campuses, but as the US involvement in the Vietnam war expanded, the war became the main target of student-led protests.