I am a U.S. Naval Academy historian whose latest book, “ Kent State: An American Tragedy,” examines the fateful day of May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops were called to the Ohio campus to ...

Canfora, an assistant professor of media and journalism at Kent State University, was an eyewitness to the May 4, 1970, shootings in which Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Vietnam War ...

“I’ve spent a good deal of time thinking about the parallels to 1970,” Canfora said. Canfora, an assistant professor of media and journalism at Kent State University, was an eyewitness to the May 4, ...

They killed two students and wounded twelve others. The media and public largely ignored this second massacre. Tear gas at Kent State University, May 4, 1970. (Courtesy of Kenyon College) ...

Canfora, an assistant professor of media and journalism at Kent State University, was an eyewitness to the May 4, 1970, shootings in which Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Vietnam War ...

My recent book, “ Kent State: An American Tragedy,” examines a historic clash on May 4, 1970, between anti-war protesters and National Guard troops at Kent State University in Ohio.

I am a kid of the tragedy at Kent State University. I wasn’t there, but I had a front-row seat to the awful aftermath of Ohio National Guard troops firing on protesting unarmed students, killing four ...

On Monday, May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on demonstrators on the Kent State campus, as students protested against the U.S.’s invasion of Cambodia as part of a widening of its ...

The National Guard’s response to civilian protests has a deadly history made infamous by the Kent State massacre.

June 2025 marks America's resurgence under Trump with military strikes against Iran, potential Abraham Accords expansion, ...

My recent book, “ Kent State: An American Tragedy,” examines a historic clash on May 4, 1970, between anti-war protesters and National Guard troops at Kent State University in Ohio.

It was a nostalgic trip for many of the packed crowd who attended the latest event in the Mahoning Valley Historical ...