1966 ⟶ The Beach Boys Release 'Pet Sounds' and China's Cultural Revolution Begins
May 16: The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds. China's Cultural ...
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🎸 Rock Around the Clock Launches Rock and Roll into Mainstream
April 12: The song Rock Around the Clock, by Bill Haley and His Comets, brings rock and roll to the American mainstream.⟶
Rock and RollMusicPopular CultureAmerican CultureYouth CultureEntertainmentCultural Revolution
United States🎶 The Beach Boys Release 'Pet Sounds' and China's Cultural Revolution Begins
May 16:
The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds.
China's Cultural Revolution begins.⟶
MusicRock and RollAlbum ReleaseCultural RevolutionMao ZedongCommunismSocial UpheavalSociety
United States
China☮️ Summer of Love in Haight-Ashbury
Mid-year: Summer of Love, in which as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury.⟶
CountercultureSocial MovementsYouth CultureMusicSan FranciscoCultural Revolution
United States🎸 Woodstock Music Festival Draws Over 400,000 Attendees
August: The Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York, attracts an audience of more than 400,000.⟶
MusicFestivalCountercultureRock and RollSocial ChangeCultural Impact
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