Events & Movements

Read about the most notable singular events and social movements that defined the aspirations and counterculture of the 1960s, from music festivals to protest movements. We shall be adding to the themes in this section over time, and welcome your suggestions for additional ones of importance.

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Atlantic City Convention Hall, New Jesey

Jack Boucher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

1968 Miss America Protest

Anti-war protest at the Pentagon in 1967

By S.Sgt. Albert R. Simpson. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Vietnam War Protest Movement

Buzz Aldrin salutes the U.S flag on the surface of the Moon (1969)

NASA / Neil A. Armstrong, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)

The 1969 Moon Landing and why it pushed the boundaries of possibility

Science / Technology
Gay rights demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London (1970)

LSE Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

Stonewall Riots

Woodstock Music and Art Fair festival (1969)

Woodstock Whisperer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Woodstock: The Festival of the Decade

Pop Culture /
Main stage of the Isle of Wight Festival in 2014

Liz Murray, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Isle of Wight Festival

Pop Culture /
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