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The Woodstock Experience

The middle of August marks an extraordinary moment in popular music history. In 1969, about 2,500 residents lived in Bethel, New York. But that summer, there were big ambitions for that small town. Concert promoters were organizing a music festival to take place on a local farm.

They promoted it as the "Woodstock Music and Arts Fair: 3 Days of Peace and Music." They sold 186,000 tickets for the event. But in the end, 500,000 people attended. An...