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During 1965 to 1973 there was the kent state shooting that happened on may, 4 ,1970. It happened because students at kent state were began to protest. The Ohio National Guard was called in by the governor. On may, 2 ,1970 the during a protest one of the protesters set fire to a abandoned building. The National Guard used tear gas on the crowd to control them.

On may, 3 ,1970 another protest rally happened on campus which was again stop by the National Guard. On may, 4 ,1970 a other rally was to go on at noon but before they could the National Guard came and ordered the crowd to leave. The students refused to leave then the National Guard attempted to use tear gas but because of wind it didn't work then they used bayonets to scatter the crowd.

The National Guard then started to retrace their steps then for an unknown reason nearly a dozen Guard men turned around and started to fire at the students. In 13 seconds four students were killed nine were wounded. The four that had been killed was Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Scheuer. the nine that were wounded was Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald MacKenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps, and Douglas Wrentmore.

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