LIFE magazine has released unpublished pictures of Jack Nicholson enjoying the good life at his new home on Mulholland Drive in 1969. more ›

Man, it was just like Woodstock. On this day in 1969, Max Yasgur rescued the future by allowing the Woodstock Music Festival to be held on his 600 acres in Bethel after permits in Woodstock (about 50 miles away) were denied. 50,000 people turned into 200,000 people that turned into nearly half a million people. You know the rest. Richie Havens started the rock rolling with the very first set around 5:00 p.m. Today's video lunch is going back to the garden. more ›

A swatch of the famous moon-landing flag, thoughtfully fished from the trash in 1969, goes to auction today in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The seven-inch strip of red and white fabric and a Neil Armstrong signed photograph are being auctioned by Tom Moser, a retired NASA engineer more ›

Tonight and tomorrow mark the 40th anniversary of two nights of murders in Los Angeles that forever changed the cultural landscape. Instructed by the head of their "family" one young man and three young women crept onto the property of a home atop Cielo Drive, and ruthlessly initiated a bloodbath that cost the lives of all who were present: Sharon Tate, Abigal Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring, and Steven Parent. The following night a similar group replayed a similar scene, this time on Waverly Frive in Los Feliz, taking the life of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. more ›