In June of 1968, an asteroid called Icarus was on schedule to pass by planet Earth. Astronomers calculated that the asteroid, a half-mile in diameter, would be roughly 3.9 million miles away. Icarus, ...

In the late 1960s, long-haired, beaded and tie-dyed flower children brought their incense, guitars and peace symbols to South Florida. Hippies had finally reached Miami. Coconut Grove, known for its ...

Smithsonian magazine recently published as its cover article “1968, the year that shattered America.” Got him thinking about his own 1968 and how it changed everything. He was 27 then, and close to ...

This documentary about the Hippie movement was originally shown in three segments on NBC television's "Huntley-Brinkley Report." It follows several teen-age boys from a glue-sniffing party in their ...