That was the melancholy conclusion of Michael Goldfarb in a Radio 4 programme last Saturday. On May 4th 1970, four students were killed and 11 wounded by National Guardsmen during a student demonstration at Kent State University, Ohio, against an incursion into Cambodia by US forces.
The university's own dissection of the events of May 4th is at https://www.kent.edu/may-4-historical-accuracy. Note that one of the student victims was not even part of the demonstration but had been walking between classes when the National Guardsmen opened fire.
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