The U.S. burns Toronto to the ground in an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of Lake Ontario. Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA, blockaded by protesters of U.S. policies in Central America and Southern Africa. Riots break out in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and numerous other U.S. cities. Announcement of secret U.S. bombing and invasion of previously neutral Cambodia prompts demonstrations at college campuses across U.S. Four days before Kent State, National Guard troops fire shotguns on protesters at Ohio State University, injuring seven. 1,000 march in downtown Seattle.
Parliament forbids discrimination by caste, India.
Protest at University of Nanterre escalates into French student strike. By May 13, over ten million French are out on a sympathy strike. French 21st Div. Nuclear freeze resolution approved by U.S. House of Representatives. Last U.S. cruise missile leaves Greenham Common Air Base, Britain, site of a decade of anti-nuclear protests organized by women.