The year 1969.....

John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed In for Peace

The "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty on federal charges of conspiracy

Apollo 11 launches becoming the first manned space mission to land on the moon

The New York Mets win the World Series

250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington, DC, against the Vietnam war

Half a million people attend a free music and art festival named Woodstock on a dairy farm located in the rural town of Bethal, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969



The year 2009....

Woodstock celebrates its 40th anniversary and its spirit lives on even decades later. 1969 was the beginning of a new era of change. In 2009, things look remarkably similar - the beginning of a new era of change, in the midst of unpopular wars and hard economic times. Still, I feel hope..