The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a rock festival held on a dairy farm near Bethel, in upstate New York, in August 1969. Billed as three days of peace and music, it drew an estimated four hundred thousand people, far more than the organizers had expected, causing traffic jams, shortages of food and water, and heavy rain and mud. Performers included Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Santana, Joan Baez and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Despite the difficult conditions, the event stayed peaceful and became a symbol of the counterculture of the 1960s. A film and live album of the festival added to its fame.
Before and after
- 22 June 1969Death of Judy Garland
- from 28 June 1969 to 3 July 1969Stonewall riots
- from 14 July 1969 to 18 July 1969Hundred Hour War
- 24 July 1969Birth of Jennifer Lopez
- from 15 August 1969 to 18 August 1969Woodstock Festival
- 2 September 1969Death of Ho Chi Minh
- 8 September 1969Birth of Mojtaba Khamenei
- 25 September 1969Founding of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- 3 October 1969Construction of Fernsehturm Berlin
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