Today in History (August 18th, 1969): Woodstock Music Festival Closes After 4 Days of Iconic Performances!
The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, or also known as just Woodstock, was a music festival that was held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, from August 15th to 18th, 1969. The festival attracted more than 460,000 attendees. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors, despite rain, and included iconic musicians such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, and Jimi Hendrix. Woodstock's significance was spotlighted in a 1970 documentary film, and in a song written by Joni Mitchell, and popularized by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Woodstock was one of the largest music festivals in history, and has since become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
