Photo: the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Credit: Raul654; Wikimedia Commons.

Memorial Day 1970: Pledging Allegiance in Alliance

By Jane Cook on May 25, 2022

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook explores a newspaper editorial that added urgency to Memorial Day commemorations in 1970... (Read More)

A photo from an article about the Kent State Shootings, Advocate newspaper article 5 May 1970

Kent State Student Protesters Shot by National Guard

By Tony Pettinato on May 4, 2018

An article about the Kent State Shootings, when the Ohio National Guard shot 13 unarmed students on the university’s campus on 4 May 1970, killing 4... (Read More)

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