On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fatally shot four Kent State students and wounded nine others during a protest of the Vietnam War's expansion into Cambodia.

10 Significant Vietnam War Protests. Story by Tim Brinkhof • 2mo. I n March 1965, ... The National Guard opened fire on Kent State students. In April 1970, ...

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fatally shot four Kent State students and wounded nine others during a protest of the Vietnam War's expansion into Cambodia.

The Los Angeles protests today, like the Kent State protest of 1970, have been overwhelmingly nonviolent. Now, as then, sending in troops threatens to escalate rather than calm political tumult.

The National Guard’s response to civilian protests has a deadly history made infamous by the Kent State massacre.

The shootings influenced further anti-Vietnam War protests across college campuses, as well as at the White House, where 100,000 people protested on May 9, 1970. Victory Bell on Kent State campus ...

Among the tensions of the Vietnam War, Adams and his friends were feeling angry, confused and disappointed. “General feeling among young people was guys, males particularly, you didn’t want to ...

As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challenging and dangerous missions.

A general view shows tear gas and students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. U.S. National Guardsmen opened fire during the protests killing four students ...

FILE - A general view shows tear gas and students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University in Kent Ohio, May 4, 1970. U.S. National Guardsmen opened fire during the protests ...

On May 4,1970, the Ohio National Guard killed 4 students and wounded 9 at Kent State. The deaths fueled anti-war protests at Ohio State and elsewhere.

Protests were springing up at college campuses across the country. “Outsiders that had come into Kent, Ohio, with the idea that they were going to drum up some additional protests,” Adams said.