| | * Student movements expanded in 1964 with the "Free Speech Movement," which began at the ultra-liberal University of California at Berkeley and began to protest a number of perceived injustices. | | * Student movements expanded in 1964 with the "Free Speech Movement," which began at the ultra-liberal University of California at Berkeley and began to protest a number of perceived injustices. |
| − | * In the summer of 1969, hippies convened for a three-day massive rock concert in rural upstate New York, known as Woodstock. A half million people, far more than expected, gathered for a weekend of music and, in some cases, outrageous behavior. It caused massive traffic jams on the New York Thruway and the rainy weather did not help. Some viewed this as the beginning of a new era. In fact, it was the ''end'' of the hippie era. | + | * In the summer of 1969, hippies convened for a three-day massive rock concert in rural upstate New York, known as Woodstock. A half million people, far more than expected, gathered for a weekend of music and, in some cases, outrageous behavior. It caused massive traffic jams on the New York Thruway and the rainy weather did not help. Some viewed this as the beginning of a new era. In fact, it was the ''end'' of the hippie era, and perhaps the massive turnout recently to elect Obama is likewise the end of an era. |
| | In 1970, the Nixon Administration founded the Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") ostensibly to conserve natural resources and reduce pollution. The EPA quickly banned DDT on unproven environmental grounds (as incited by the since-discredited book the "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson). This ban on DDT, which continues to this day, has resulted in the avoidable deaths of millions of Africans from malaria; DDT easily eliminates malaria. | | In 1970, the Nixon Administration founded the Environmental Protection Agency (the "EPA") ostensibly to conserve natural resources and reduce pollution. The EPA quickly banned DDT on unproven environmental grounds (as incited by the since-discredited book the "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson). This ban on DDT, which continues to this day, has resulted in the avoidable deaths of millions of Africans from malaria; DDT easily eliminates malaria. |