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Honor America Day was quickly organized after students at nearly 500 campuses went on strike and four students were killed by National Guard at Kent State University and two by police at Jackson State University during antiwar protests.
Protesters at the opening ceremonies of the July 4, 1970 Honor America Day march through the reflecting pool toward the stage at the Lincoln Memorial. Police later used tear gas to break up several thousand protesters who demanded an end to the war in Indochina and legalization of marijuana.
3 maj 2024 · 1970: GW University students carry on anti-war demonstrations near Watergate complex in DC. George Washington University, once dubbed the "Holiday Inn of the Revolution" for hosting anti-war protestors in dorms, has a long history of campus activism dating back to the Civil War.
Nixon’s closest supporters organized Honor America Day after the U.S. was wracked by protests following Nixon’s April 30 announcement that America was expanding the war in Vietnam by invading Cambodia. Protesters commemorated the 1970 Honor America Day by holding an annual “smoke-in” on July 4 to demand legalization of marijuana.
8 maj 2020 · In front of Federal Hall and under the statue of George Washington, construction workers stormed a student protest against the Vietnam War and chased both students and bystanders through the streets, beating and kicking them. Known as the Hard Hat Riots, it sparked two weeks of protests, counter protests and marches.
To Honor America, is a recording of the events of July 4, 1970 – a day of celebration and remembrance that would lead to the founding of Honor America, Inc. and the Melbourne Liberty Bell Museum. Honor America Day. In 1970, the United States was thoroughly divided, both politically and socially.
Honor America Day on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
