Countercultural Highlight: Two Summers of Love?
Hey there! Welcome to my first countercultural history highlight post! This marks the beginning of a new series of content I will be releasing every other week on Wednesdays. As today is my promised day of return, however, this one is the exception to that rule. Thanks for your patience through all of these updates and I hope you'll stick around! Ah, the Summer of Love. Most of us have heard of it, but many aren't sure of the specifics. Kicking off our first countercultural history highlight with the anniversary of this historical phenomenon's start, let's get into it! Fantasy Fair & Magic Mountain Festival, June 1967, via realsanfranciscotours One of the biggest myths surrounding the Summer of Love is the year. Commonly thought to have taken place in 1969 due to the year's significant contributions to 60s and early 70s counterculture, as well as an unofficial form of the historic get-together that was staged that year. The real deal actually took place in 1967 ...