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ALLEN YOUNG | HISTORY | Mixing the tequila of Cinco de Mayo with the blood of Kent State: A quirky history essay theragblog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theragblog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It was on this date in 1970 that 600 Kent State students gathered to protest having National Guard on campus. Told to \“disperse,\” activists threw rocks, and guardsmen used tear gas. The protesters still didn’t leave; and the 100 National Guard troops retreated. Feeling threatened, 28 guardsmen fired their rifles, leaving nine protesters wounded and \“four dead in Ohio.\”