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Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music
On this date in 1969, the Woodstock festival opened in upstate New York. Here are some things you may not have known about it. It wasn’t held in Woodstock. It was originally planned for Woodstock, but local residents balked at the idea, forcing the organizers to find another location. The city of Wallkill, New York, […]
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Janis Joplin: A Powerful Voice Gone Too Soon
Today would have been the 73rd birthday of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin. Here are some things you may not have known about her. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas. Her mother worked at a business college and her father was an engineer for Texaco. As a teenager, she sang in a local choir and began […]
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“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Premieres
Today is the 50th anniversary of the original airing of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Here are some things you may not have known about the animated television special. The idea for the special came about in April 1965 when television producer Lee Mendelson was trying to sell a documentary on Charles Schulz’s comic strip “Peanuts.” […]