Moments Before...
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 Jeffrey Miller in a crowd of protesters


Allison Krause by the Victory Bell.

Sandra Scheuer outside Taylor Hall.

William Schroeder running up Taylor Hill.



 
The pavement where they fell
April 29, 1970 - The United States, along with South Vietnamese forces, mounts a ground attack into Cambodia.
May 1, 1970 - Kent Mayor Leroy Satrom requests the National Guard to maintain order at Kent State.

* 8 p.m. - A large crowd forms in the Commons, chanting anti-war slogans and making brief speeches. The nearly 2,000 protesters march to the ROTC building, and a fire is started. After harassment from the crowd, firemen return with the police to extinguish the fire for the second time.

 * 10 p.m. - The National Guard arrives on campus to see the ROTC building fully ablaze. The Guard, using tear gas and drawn bayonets, chases students and bystanders back to their dorms. The issue of who set fire to the ROTC building remains unresolved.
Sunday, May 3, 1970

* Nearly 1,000 guardsmen occupy campus.

 * Gov. James A. Rhodes flies to Kent. At a press conference he calls protesters the worst type of Americans and says every force of law would be used to deal with them.

* More confrontations between protesters and guardsmen occur in the evening.