Fifty years ago, near a farm at Bethel Woods, in New York's Catskills mountains, the three-day Woodstock festival was held on Aug. 15-18. 1969. Billed as "three days of peace and music," it is regarded as one of the pivotal moments in music history. More than 30 acts, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Band, and the Grateful Dead, performed to a 400,000-strong audience, most of whom watched for free and camped onsite. Here are some contemporary stories from Reuters.

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