It is very tempting to write a “history” of the events leading up to the Kent State shootings in 1970. However, we’ve decided not to do that. The fact is that in the days after the Kent State shootings, news about the incident was limited, although there were incisive, in-depth radio and television reports.
We’ve elected, for reasons of tone and accuracy, to present instead the actual news reports available in the days leading up to the Kent State shootings. These reports, or reports very similar to them, are the information that would be available on May 5, 1970. However, we also realize that it may be useful to have a general understanding of the events leading up to the events of April-May 1970
1945-1970 "What has Gone Before"
April 30, 1970 - U.S. Invasion of Cambodia
May 1, 1970 - New Clash Erupts at Ohio State
U.
May 2, 1970 - G.I.'s and Bombers Begin Drive
on Foe's Sanctuary
May 2, 1970 - Nixon puts "Bums" Label on Some
College Radicals
May 2, 1970 - Campus Antiwar Sentiment
May 3, 1970 - Senators Shocked by Resumption
of Raids in North
May 5, 1970 - 37 College Chiefs Urge Nixon
for Prompt Peace
May 5, 1970 - Four Kent State Students Killed
by Troops
May 5, 1970 - Friends of Slain Kent State
Students say they Were Not Radicals
May 5, 1970 - Campus Background and What is
going on Today
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