Members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a group of anti-Vietnam War demonstrators at Kent State University, resulting in the deaths of four students and injuring nine others; the shootings sparked a nationwide student strike.

Members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a group of anti-Vietnam War demonstrators at Kent State University, resulting in the deaths of four students and injuring nine others; the shootings sparked a nationwide student strike. 

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The start of the month Spring 1970 to The start of the month Spring 1970

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Path to Peace: A Timeline of the 1960s Movement for Nonviolence
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