1969. The Manson murders occurred about two weeks later, and a weekafterthe murders was the legendaryWoodstock festival. The facts of the case and the identities of the killers became public knowledge later in the fall of 1969, something that has been interpreted again and again as ...
saw firsthand Lang’s struggle between idealism and pragmatism. “Starting something like [Woodstock 50] up from scratch is always going to be a really, really difficult thing to do,” he says. “I think at a certain point, as the person doing it, you probably have ...
In early September 1996, Hurricane Fran hit land at the tip of Cape Fear, N.C., and moved into Virginia with 115 mph sustained winds. Twenty-six people died in the Category 3 hurricane that left North Carolina with itscostliest bill from a climate disaster--$8.16 billion--at the time. ...
“It’s crazy to do a massacre like that on innocent people,” Mizrachi says. “Young people with dreams. They just wanted peace, love, and to travel the world.” Dancing at the festival prior to the attack Ido Derby The attendees who died were united in their love of music and...
Proving beyond doubt that the spirit of demonic fretboard noodling is centuries old, one of the most iconic shredding moments in rock and roll history — Jimi Hendrix playing “The Star-Spangled Banner“at Woodstock — has a direct ancestor in the Romantic period. Written in 1829, here’s one...
After more than 70 years of reigning over the United Kingdom,Queen Elizabeth II diedat the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on September 8, 2022. Everything — the monarchy, the royal estate, and the private estate of Queen Elizabeth II — will now go to her firs...
If Snoopy and Woodstock were slinging back sunflowers instead of margaritas, how were we supposed to know to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? There was always talk that my father’s side of the family was German along with some other Western European sprinkles (French, English) and my mother’s side...
Gone were the days when hits such as "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va" generated a crackling wave of electricity among the Woodstock generation, who eagerly tapped into the group's raw fusion. Both as a solo artist and with his trusted band, Carlos Santana had spent the 1970s ...
After Warhol gifted him the painting Silver Double Elvis, Dylan drove the artwork up to Woodstock strapped to the top of his car. He later traded what’s probably a $50 million artwork to his manager Albert Grossman for a sofa. Grossman’s wife ended up selling it at auction, where it ...
Winston Churchill was born November 30th, 1874, in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. Coming from an aristocratic background, Churchill's Father is Lord Randolph Get AccessRelated How Did Winston Churchill's Impact On Ww2 Many times, it is said that there are a multitude of factors that come into ma...