Wednesday, May 4, 2011

MAY FOURTH

May 4th 1886
Date of the Haymarket Massacre at a labor demonstration for the 8 hr working day.
See this blog for Sunday 1 May for more information.

May 4th 1970
Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University.  Four students were killed and nine others were wounded.

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