Hippie Movement

  • Sidney Cohen

    Sidney Cohen

    more informationSidney Cohen made a survey and concludes how LSD is a safe drug.
  • John F. Kennedy creates Peace Corps

    John F. Kennedy creates Peace Corps

  • Race Riot

    Race Riot

    more informationRace Riot in Harlem, New York
  • The word "Hippie" was used for the first time.

    The word "Hippie" was used for the first time.

  • Anti War

    Anti War

    more information10,000 people attended the anti war demonstration in D.C.
  • Love, Peace and Freedom

    Love, Peace and Freedom

    more informationWalk for Love Peace and Freedom held 10,000 protesters in New York City.
  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

    more information20,000 hippies gathered at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to help spread hippie culture around the United States.
  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

    more information10,000 hippies came together in Manhatten for the Central Park Be-In on Easter Sunday.
  • 400,000  marched from Central Park, War Protests

    400,000 marched from Central Park, War Protests

  • Detroits Riots

    Detroits Riots

    more information43 people die in Detroits Riots.
  • Revolution

    Revolution

    more informationmore informationPeople started noticing that hippie culture was not only showing more in the clothing but in music, art and literature all over the world.
  • Revolution

    Revolution

    The Yippies, who were seen as an offshoot of the hippie movement as a political party, came to national attention during their celebration of the 1968 spring equinox, when 3,000 of them took over Grand Central Terminal in New York. There was atleast 61 arrests.
  • Events

    Events

    more information500,000 people came to the WoodStock Music and Art Fair to see hear some of the most notable musicians and bands of the era. This took place in Bethel, New York.
  • Earth Day

    Earth Day

    more informationFirst Earth Day.
  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

    more informationFirst Rainbow gathering held in Colorado.