Portal:1960s/DYK/4


 * ... that several thousand people lived on Washington's National Mall (pictured) for six weeks in 1968 as part of the Poor People's Campaign?
 * ...that the Uruguayan Invasion was a musical phenomenon of the 1960s distinctly similar to the British Invasion, with rock bands from Uruguay rapidly gaining popularity in Argentina?
 * ... that The New York Times credited the success of promoter Gary Kurfirst 1968 New York Rock Festival featuring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Doors as inspiring the 1969 Woodstock Festival?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2012/October, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2006/April, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions 239, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.