The Day the '60s Died

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The historical, sociological, and political significance of the 1970 Kent State shootings.

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The historical, sociological, and political significance of the 1970 Kent State shootings.

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On April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon shocked the nation when he announced that U.S. troops were invading Cambodia. At college campuses across the country, masses of students took to the streets in protest. Five days later, four Kent State students would be shot dead by National Guardsmen. The mayhem that followed has been called the most divisive moment in American history since the Civil War.

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