Remembering Woodstock, 40 years later
Though the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 came first, Woodstock (pictured) will forever be remembered as the festival that defined a generation. 1969 was the year Richard Nixon took office, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and on Aug. 15, 16, and 17, hordes of flower children streamed into a sleepy farm in upstate New York for what billed itself as three days of peace and music. Now, nearly 40 years later and with a rush of new books and an upcoming film about the festival, we look back at what made Woodstock famous — and infamous.
- Special Section Looking back on the 1969 festival
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- Book Reviews 'The Road to Woodstock' and 'Back to the Garden'
(SOURCES: "Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969," "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rock," and "Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World.")