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James "Lap" Baker, a 1970 Jackson State College graduate, speaks on May 13, 2021, in Jackson, Miss., about the May 15, 1970, incident where white local police and Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers marched onto campus of the historically Black school and opened fire on students, claiming they had seen a sniper. Baker is among about 70 graduates being honored as the school, now called Jackson State University, is holding a graduation ceremony 51 years after it canceled the 1970 commencement after the violence. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
A university honors its grads 51 years after police shooting

By Emily Wagster Pettus May. 14, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 30, the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2021. There are 333 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In a Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with retired Army Command Sgt. Major Bennie G. Adkins after presenting him with the Medal of Honor, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Bennie G. Adkins, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, died from complications from coronavirus. The Bennie Adkins Foundation announced the death on social media Friday, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Lives Lost: Alabama Medal of Honor winner downplayed heroism

By Jay Reeves May. 07, 2020 01:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 4, 1970 file photo, Ohio National Guard soldiers move in on war protestors at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Four persons were killed and multiple people were wounded when National Guardsmen opened fire. The school, about 30 miles southeast of downtown Cleveland, had planned an elaborate multi-day commemoration for the 50th anniversary Monday, May 4, 2020. The events were canceled because of social distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some events, activities and resources are being made available online. (AP Photo, File)
AP Was There: National Guard kills 4 students at Kent State

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2020 10:19 AM EDT

FILE - In a Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with retired Army Command Sgt. Major Bennie G. Adkins after presenting him with the Medal of Honor, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Bennie G. Adkins, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, died from complications from coronavirus. The Bennie Adkins Foundation announced the death on social media Friday, April 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Medal of Honor winner dies from COVID-19

Apr. 20, 2020 02:03 PM EDT