KENT STATE PLUS FIFTY
Kent, Ohio (JFK+50) On May 4, 1970, four students were were shot and killed at Kent State University* by members of the Ohio National Guard. Nine more students were wounded.
The shootings came in the aftermath of an anti-Vietnam War demonstration held at the university commons on May 1st. There were 500 demonstrators.
That evening a riot broke out in town and the city leaders were informed that radical elements were intent on destroying both their city and the university.
Mayor LeRoy Satrom put in a call to Governor Jim Rhodes asking for the National Guard. With the Guard arriving about 10 p.m., the ROTC building had been set on fire and the Guard responded with tear gas.
On Monday, May 4, 2000 students gathered at TAYLOR HALL. The Guard was ordered to disperse them. 77 soldiers of Company A and Troop G marched forward with bayonets fixed. At 12:24 p.m. more than two dozen of the Guardsmen fired their weapons. 67 rounds of ammunition were fired in 13 seconds.
One eyewitness later said...
"Suddenly they...aimed...(and) I was standing there saying, 'They're not going to shoot. They can't do that!'"
The four students who died included...
Jeffrey Glenn Miller (20)
Allison B. Krause (19)
William Knox Schroeder (19)
Sandra Lee Scheuer (20)
Mr. Miller and Miss Krause had been participating in the protest, but Mr. Schroeder and Miss Scheuer were simply walking from class to class at the time they were shot.
After seeing photographs of the tragic events at Kent State, NEIL YOUNG wrote the lyrics to "Ohio." The song was recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and released by Atlantic Records in June 1970.
Neil Young, who described the Kent State shootings as "the biggest lesson ever learned at an American place of learning," said David Crosby was moved to tears after the recording was completed.
*Kent State University is located in northeast Ohio near the town of Kent. It was founded in 1910 and today has an enrollment of 42,513. It is ranked in the top 77 public research universities in the nation and in the top 200 in the world. The school colors are blue and gold. The school nickname is "The Golden Flashes."
Ohio National Guard at Kent State
Kent, Ohio (JFK+50) On May 4, 1970, four students were were shot and killed at Kent State University* by members of the Ohio National Guard. Nine more students were wounded.
The shootings came in the aftermath of an anti-Vietnam War demonstration held at the university commons on May 1st. There were 500 demonstrators.
That evening a riot broke out in town and the city leaders were informed that radical elements were intent on destroying both their city and the university.
Mayor LeRoy Satrom put in a call to Governor Jim Rhodes asking for the National Guard. With the Guard arriving about 10 p.m., the ROTC building had been set on fire and the Guard responded with tear gas.
On Monday, May 4, 2000 students gathered at TAYLOR HALL. The Guard was ordered to disperse them. 77 soldiers of Company A and Troop G marched forward with bayonets fixed. At 12:24 p.m. more than two dozen of the Guardsmen fired their weapons. 67 rounds of ammunition were fired in 13 seconds.
One eyewitness later said...
"Suddenly they...aimed...(and) I was standing there saying, 'They're not going to shoot. They can't do that!'"
The four students who died included...
Jeffrey Glenn Miller (20)
Allison B. Krause (19)
William Knox Schroeder (19)
Sandra Lee Scheuer (20)
Mr. Miller and Miss Krause had been participating in the protest, but Mr. Schroeder and Miss Scheuer were simply walking from class to class at the time they were shot.
After seeing photographs of the tragic events at Kent State, NEIL YOUNG wrote the lyrics to "Ohio." The song was recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and released by Atlantic Records in June 1970.
Neil Young, who described the Kent State shootings as "the biggest lesson ever learned at an American place of learning," said David Crosby was moved to tears after the recording was completed.
*Kent State University is located in northeast Ohio near the town of Kent. It was founded in 1910 and today has an enrollment of 42,513. It is ranked in the top 77 public research universities in the nation and in the top 200 in the world. The school colors are blue and gold. The school nickname is "The Golden Flashes."
Ohio National Guard at Kent State
