On this day in history, August 15, 1969, Woodstock music festival kicks off
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Woodstock, which was dubbed "three days of peace and music," began on this day in history, Aug. 15, 1969. The three-day festival actually went into a fourth day.
Some of the big names among the 32 musical acts included Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Santana, The Who, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. An estimated 400,000 people are believed to have descended upon Max Yasgur's dairy farm. While the festival was scheduled to last three days and end on Sunday, Aug. 17, it actually continued on until Monday. Jimi Hendrix had a line in his contract that stated he could not be followed by any other performers. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Subtitled "An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace & Music," Woodstock was the idea of John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld and Michael Lang, notes the History Channel's website.
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