Daily Archives: August 10, 2018

How ‘Summer in the City’ Became the Soundtrack for Every City Summer

Posted on August 10, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Little did members of Lovin’ Spoonful know that a few months after this photo was taken, their song would be a huge hit and that they — and New York — would be at the center of a brief pop … Continue reading →

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‘Random Murder, Rape, and Pillage’: A US Soldier Describes 1968 in Vietnam

Posted on August 10, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Richard Brummett was born into a family of true believers—in Jesus, in war, and in a particular idea of America. He spent his youth at odds with, and trying to live up to, his father, a combat veteran of World … Continue reading →

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