On May 1, 1970, students at Kent State University gathered to protest President Richard Nixon’s expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia. On May 2nd, at the request of Kent, Ohio Mayor LeRoy Satrom, Governor James Rhodes ordered the Ohio National Guard onto the Kent State University campus. By May 4th, the confrontation escalated resulting… Continue reading … and those who never knew …
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A Brief Moment of Silence
At about 8:40 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 a small, regional jet, American Eagle Flight No. 5324 and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The plane was carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members. The helicopter carried 3 soldiers on a training mission. All 67 people… Continue reading A Brief Moment of Silence
My Less Than Humble Opinion 