Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University

In contemporary times is Sunday May the th day of There are days left in the year Nowadays in history On May Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on learner demonstrators during an anti-war protest at Kent State University killing four students and wounding nine others Also on this date In at Haymarket Square in Chicago a labor demonstration for an -hour workday turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded killing seven police officers and at least four civilians Related Articles Keeler Denver fans evidenced up manifested out for Nuggets Avalanche Competition s Never root against us In the modern day in History May Old Man of the Mountain collapses This day in History May Nelson Mandela maintains referendum mastery In the modern day in History May Obama announces killing of Osama bin Laden In the current era in History April Monica Seles attacked during tennis match In the United States took over construction of the Panama Canal from France In the Battle of the Coral Sea the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircrafts began in the Pacific during World War II The outcome was considered a tactical triumph for Japan but ultimately a strategic accomplishment for the Allies In the first group of Freedom Riders left Washington D C to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals In Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was given four life sentences plus years by a federal judge in Sacramento California under a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty In a federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the attacks telling the convicted terrorist You will die with a whimper In President Barack Obama announced he had decided not to release death photos of Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national assurance risks Executives communicated The Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who stormed bin Laden s compound in Pakistan shot and killed him after they saw him appear to reach for a weapon In former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted of a plot to attack the U S Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the presidential balloting Tarrio was later sentenced to years in prison but was pardoned by Trump on January the first day of Trump s second term in office In the modern day s Birthdays Jazz musician Ron Carter is Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator George Will is Actor Richard Jenkins is Country singer Randy Travis is Comedian Ana Gasteyer is Actor Will Arnett is Basketball Hall of Famer Dawn Staley is Rock musician Mike Dirnt Green Day is Designer and TV personality Kimora Lee Simmons is Sportscaster TV host Erin Andrews is Singer Lance Bass NSYNC is Actor Ruth Negga is Golfer Rory McIlroy is