1969 People's Park protest

1969 People's Park protest
The green area represents People's Park and the brown patterned area represents University of California, Berkeley property.
Date	May 15, 1969
Location	Berkeley, California 37°51′56″N 122°15′25″W / 37.86556°N 122.25694°W / 37.86556; -122.25694
Parties
Protestors California Highway Patrol Berkeley police officers California National Guard
Lead figures
Ronald Reagan
Casualties
Death(s)	1

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The 1969 People's Park protest, also known as Bloody Thursday, took place at People's Park on May 15, 1969. The Berkeley Police Department and other officers clashed with protestors over the site of the park, using deadly force. Ronald Reagan, then-governor of California, eventually sent in the state National Guard to quell the protests.