Sam Yasgur allowed the Woodstock Festival to take place on his land. The concert had just been barred from taking place at the Orange County town of Wallkill, NY. The Woodstock Festival took place from August 15 to 17, 1969. Yasgur went on to become an attorney at Hall Dickler, and also served as Westchester County Attorney. Yasgur wrote a book about his father, "Max B. Yasgur: The Woodstock Festival’s Famous Farmer", which was self-published in August 2009. Sam Yasgur Samuel S. Yasgur (January 9, 1942 – June 23, 2016) was an attorney; Sullivan County, New York official; and the son of
April 1969 lunar eclipse April 1969 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on April 2, 1969. This is the 21st member of Lunar Saros 141. The previous event was the March 1951 lunar eclipse. The next event is the April 1987 lunar eclipse. Lunar Saros 141, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 26 total lunar eclipses. First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1608 Aug 25 First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2041 May 16 First Total Lunar Eclipse: 2167 Aug 01 First Central Lunar Eclipse: 2221 Sep 02 Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 141: 2293