The 1969 Moon Landing and why it pushed the boundaries of possibility

Global / Rest of the world United States
NASA / Neil A. Armstrong, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Buzz Aldrin salutes the USA flag on the surface of the Moon (1969)

The 1969 Moon Landing and why it pushed the boundaries of possibility

Stonewall Riots

Global / Rest of the world United States Rainbow flag (LGBTQ+)
LSE Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
Gay rights demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom (1970)

Stonewall Riots

Woodstock: The Festival of the Decade

United States
Woodstock Whisperer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)
Woodstock Music and Art Fair festival, Bethel, New York, USA (1969)

The Woodstock Festival in 1969 is remembered as a symbol of the Sixties counterculture

Bob Dylan

United States
Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Bob Dylan at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden (1966)

Bob Dylan

Joan Baez

United States
Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)
Portrait photograph of Joan Baez (1973)

Joan Baez

Isle of Wight Festival

United Kingdom
Roland Godefroy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Picture of thousands of people attending the Isle of Wight Festival, England (1970)

Isle of Wight Festival

Events of the decade

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Influential people

Janis Joplin

United States
Columbia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Janis Joplin featured on the cover of the 'Cash Box' magazine (1968)
Singer

Janis Joplin

Muhammad Ali

United States
Eric Bachmann Fotoarchiv, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Muhammad Ali sitting on a bench in the Zürich woods, Switzerland (1971)
Boxer, Activist, Entertainer & Philanthropist

Muhammad Ali

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At the heart of the sixties

Nicky Samuel met many key figures from the Sixties. Her memoirs capture the essence of the decade and a panorama of the sexual revolution and counterculture.

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Tilted hardback book cover mock-up of 'Nicky Samuel: My Life and Loves'

Popular Places

The Arts Lab

United Kingdom
Birmingham Arts Lab (1968-1982) - Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Former Arts Lab building in Birmingham, United Kingdom (2017)
Alternative Arts and Performing Arts Venue

The Arts Lab

The Black House

United Kingdom
Holloway Road, Lower Holloway by David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Holloway Road, Lower Holloway, London, United Kingdom (2008)
Black Power Commune

The Black House

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