Kent State

Cultural  

1. A controversial incident in 1970, in which unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. Four students were killed and nine wounded. The shooting occurred at Kent State University in Ohio. The troops were subsequently absolved of responsibility by the government, but their action turned many moderates against the Vietnam War and the Richard Nixon administration.

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Example Sentences

Born in Follansbee, W.Va, Holtz grew up in Ohio and was an undersized linebacker at Kent State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Three of its victories—against UNC Asheville, Buffalo and Kent State—went into overtime, and none of those schools are even rated in the top 150.

From The Wall Street Journal

That sense of urgency ties “Streets of Minneapolis” to the same lineage as Neil Young’s “Ohio,” a song written in response to the May 4, 1970 shootings of unarmed Kent State students by the National Guard.

From Salon

It’s also how he wound up signing Stephen Daley from Kent State.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysis by Prof He Yin of Kent State University found that across the Gaza Strip, 82.4% of annual crops and more than 97% of tree crops were likely to have suffered damage during the war up to 10 August this year.

From BBC