Fifty-five years ago, in May 1970, a riot erupted at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in Lower Manhattan. A few days after the killing of four students by National Guard troops at Kent State ...

On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against ...

Hardhats take the steps on May 8, 1970 Credit: Carl T. Gossett/The New York Times/Redux. Word spread quickly among the tight-knit community of New York City construction workers on a Friday morning: ...

Many people remember, have studied, or have heard of the major events that occurred during the early days of May 1970, such as the Kent State killings and President Nixon’s impromptu dialogue with ...