day 3

• counter culture: movement that focused on unorthodox values. “hippies” wanted a new culture based on peace and love
• Hippie Characteristics: longer hair, outrageous clothing, drug use, and rock music
• Hippie Capitol: San Fransisco, CA
• Conservatives opposed the counterculture. members of the entertainment business began doing

  drugs
• Janis Joplin + Jimmy Hendrix died of drug overdose in 1970 and 27
• The Beatles: British rock band from Liverpool, England came to the US in 1964 and broke in 1970
• Woodstock: Rock n' Roll music festival in NYC in August, 1969. Over 400k attended. It became a symbol for counter culture
• • Rachel Carson: marine biologist who focused her life on protecting nature
• Environmentalists: those who actively protested to protect the environment
• Earth Day: day set aside to celebrate Earth‘s and it’s environment