"Four Dead in Ohio"On Thursday, April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced to the American people that we were sending troops to Cambodia. This upset many Americans because Nixon was put into office on his promise to end the war. During his first year as president, the end of the war seemed near, but with this announcement, the end of the war was not obvious. This pro-war decision by Nixon upset many people and led to riots across the country. How could the president make the decision to continue the war when he had promised to end it? Among the riots caused by Nixon's decision were revolts at many universities, such as Kent State. The young students were unhappy because they were the ones being drafted and the sooner the war ended, the less chance they had of seeing war. On Friday, May 1, 1970, anti-war rallies began to take place at Kent State University. Students gathered and burned a copy of the constitution. Numerous riots also broke out in downtown Kent. The extent of the damage caused in Kent was estimated at fifteen thousand dollars. After learning of these problems, Mayor Leroy Satrom declared a state of emergency and contacted Governor James Rhodes for assistance. On May 2, the ROTC building at Kent State was set on fire during a protest. The next step was to call in the National Guard, as ordered by the governor. The National Guard assisted on campus ensuring that the new eleven o'clock curfew was respected by all students. This caused more anger among the students and added more people to the rebellion who otherwise would not have been involved. On May 4, 1970, when rallies resurfaced in the common area, tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. The conflict between the students and the National Guard had begun to spread, and the insults and stone throwing increased the tension in the air. The Guard ordered the students to retreat, and as the crowd began to disperse, it appeared that the Guard was also retreating. Then gunshots were heard. The Guard, for unknown reasons, had to turn around and open fire on a crowd of students. In thirteen seconds, four students were dead and nine injured. One of the students killed was Allison Krause, who was the only one of the four people killed who was actually involved in the protests..