Dear editor: As a 1971 [Portland State] alum who was involved in organizing peaceful campus protests against the Vietnam War and was attacked and injured by the Portland police on May 11, 1970 in the [South] Park Blocks, I would like to ask current PSU students to please remain nonviolent and resp
On This Day: Kent State shootings leave 4 students dead
On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during a demonstration against the Vietnam War. The shootings set off a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of schools to temporarily close.
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Students dive to the ground as the National Guard fires on faculty and students May 4, 1970, to protest the war in Vietnam. File Photo courtesy of Kent State University Archives | License Photo
Grammy Awards are on display in the press room at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in New York City on January 28. On May 4, 1959, the first Grammy Awards were presented. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo