1. 50 years ago on this day (right around this hour), the Hard Hat Riot in lower Manhattan -- construction workers (many from WTC) pummeled anti-war protesters, a turning point in the white working-class backlash against the New Left that has continued through Trump 
2. The events in NYC on May 8, 1970 were triggered by the shooting four days earlier of 4 students at Kent State University. I wrote about that day and the echoes that have lasted for 50 years here... inquirer.com/columnists/att…
3. Finally, if you want a happier memory from May 8, 1970, that same night, also in NY, Willis Reed put on one of the most heroic performances in sports history to lead the Knicks to an NBA title. I was at Cub Scouts, listening on a transistor radio! :-) nypost.com/2020/05/07/wil…
