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Bookmark or Share- Woodstock 1969 ‑ Artists, Lineup & Festival - HISTORYThe Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music,” the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
- The 1967 Riots: When Outrage Over Racial Injustice Boiled OverBy the mid-1960s, “conflicts between Blacks and the police became flashpoints of racial resentment,” as white residents in cities like Detroit and Newark felt threatened by the “Black ...
- The Revolution That Was 1968 - HISTORYThe 1960s began with hope and optimism, with policymakers and intellectuals celebrating the dawn of a new age of consensus. But the fragile harmony quickly began to fray.
- The 1960s History ‑ Events, Timeline & Facts | HISTORYThe 1960s saw John F. Kennedy elected to the White House and gains in civil rights before America splintered amid cultural divisions and Vietnam War protests.
- Civil Rights Movement Timeline ‑ Timeline & Events | HISTORYThe civil rights movement was an organized effort by black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s.
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