Kent State is known for the history of May 4 where four students were shot and killed by the National Guard who were called to campus in response to student protests regarding the Vietnam War.

The Ohio National Guard had opened fire on unarmed war ... protests nationwide and forced the temporary shutdown of hundreds ...

But the students all acted from a common belief that the Vietnam ... Four of those Kent State students died. That event, combined with Nixon's invasion of Cambodia, led to protests at more than ...