The Event That Changed The Hippie Movement

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It was August 15,1969 in Bethel, New York people were heading to the 3 Days of Peace and Music festival it was Woodstock Music and Art festival. There was about 200,000 people who showed up to but the tickets that were sold was 186,000 this started a big historical event that have changed people's outlook on life and it changed the Hippie movement. There was many influential musicians who performed and some rejected to show up to the show, the who didn’t show up regretted It later. The festival had left people with different view of life and a new philosophy of peace and love the modern culture and the younger generation had understanded and they decide to put it into action. The festival was supposed to be recording studio

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