Effected by Woodstock

U.S. History
Woodstock Research Paper
May 16th, 2010
1538 Words
                    Effected By Woodstock
Known across the world as “The most famous event in rock history”, Woodstock, was a 3 day even of peace and music that took effect on the 70’s. For everyone who was at Woodstock, they have a story, A trip of a lifetime that changed them. But for those who were not physically present at Woodstock, how could if have impacted them? Woodstock changed our country and changed our youth, and even generations to come.
On August 15th, 1969 a festival of music and peace began that would last three days, change our youth and call for the immediate attention of our country. In early February of 1969, Woodstock Ventures Inc. began to create the festival of music. But not long into the planning of this event, the conservative towns folk of Woodstock became aware of the growing numbers of hippies coming to set up grounds, causing them to began filling as many lawsuits as they could in order to put a stop to the upcoming festival. The townsfolk didn’t like the idea of a bunch of hippies taking over their town even for a few days. What they didn’t know was that business would be at an all time high because of it. Woodstock was denied a permit and the site had to find a place to move or cancel the show altogether. Luckily they were offered an area to use, a farm site owned by a man named Max Yasgur in the town of Bethel, New York. As soon as the new place was decided workers came to the farm to begin to set up camping areas for 200,000. Three weeks later thousands of people from all over the country began to join the festival. For the first time in a long time people of all kinds were together letting the beauty of Woodstock take them over. For three long days music was played, drugs were taken and history was made.
Before Woodstock the country wanted and desperately needed a change. “The assassination of John F. Kennedy kept us [Americans] with our faces fixed on...