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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.
The album cover of Honor America Day recordings of the event that was largely seen as a pro-war, pro-Nixon rally held July 4, 1970 in Washington, D.C. The album contains an iconic version of Kate Smith’s God Bless America, but does not recognize protests at the event against the Vietnam War and for legalization of marijuana.
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 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.
Honor America Day on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Honor America Day was a rally put together by supporters of President Richard Nixon in 1970 to counter national outrage over the Cambodian invasion and the Kent State University killings. Co-chaired by Bob Hope , the rally took place in Washington, DC on July 4, 1970.
Honor America Day attendees place American flags in the shape of USA at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. after a march from the Lincoln Memorial on July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
