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Three Nights At Kent State, And Four Dead Later – May 4, 1970

– NBC Nightly News – May 4, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Days earlier, on May 1st 1970, President Nixon was asked about the wave of Campus protests to the American excursion into Cambodia. Referring to the students…

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May 4, 2023

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The Great Radio Documentaries – “Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Where Am I Going?” – The American Scene: 1971 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were…

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September 2, 2022

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May 4, 1970 – Kent State – The Day America Killed Its Young

NBC Nightly News – May 4, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Many have said the events outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago started the shift in national opinion of the War in Vietnam. The events at Kent State…

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May 4, 2022

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May 5, 1970 – Governor Reagan Has A Word About Kent State

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”21074″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 5, 1970 – Governor Reagan – Statement On Campus Unrest – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Governor Reagan Announcement of School closings – May 5, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Chip in,…

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The Spring Of Discontent – May 1970

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Discussion on Protests – May 12, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection 45 years ago, May of 1970 was a month of upheaval, triggered by the…

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May 4, 2015

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Killing Season 1970 – Kent State – May 4, 1970

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Hard to imagine 43 years ago the conversation regarding the Vietnam War took an abrupt turn – but the abrupt turn was in a violent way. Prior to this, the…

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May 4, 2013