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Into each life a little rain must fall: President Donald Trump speaks in D.C. in 2019, before departing to London to meet with NATO leaders for the 70th anniversary of the alliance.

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The Republicans are Raining on America’s Most Patriotic Celebration – Again

by R.C. Baker

1976 Village Voice article by Greil Marcus about the American bicentennial

SEVEN DECADES

Last Refuge of a Rock Critic: A Bicentennial Search for Patriotism

by Greil Marcus

An activist protesting outside a carriage horse stable in 2025, during a rally supporting the passage of Ryder’s Law.

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Since the Death of Ryder in 2022, the Toll Continues to Rise

by Tracy Basile

Live music, DJs, merch, and street food. ’Nuff said.

VOICE CHOICE

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Till Midnight at the Queens Night Market 

by Laura Bell

Into each life a little rain must fall: President Donald Trump speaks in D.C. in 2019, before departing to London to meet with NATO leaders for the 70th anniversary of the alliance.

History Bites

The Republicans are Raining on America’s Most Patriotic Celebration – Again

by R.C. Baker

Taking to the streets in 1969.

SEVEN DECADES

1969: Three Weeks After Stonewall, Gay Power Began Finding Its Voice

by Jonathan Black

This article is from 2001; this photo is from 2014; it’s now 2026 and we were just thinking, Yeah, the band is named Clinic, but Adrian Blackburn still seemed to know something the rest of us would only catch up to in 2020.

SEVEN DECADES

As the Aughts Got Rolling, Clinic Covered Their Mugs and Wowed Radiohead

by Stuart Berman

Tia Wood mixes it up.

VOICE CHOICE

From TikTok to the Smithsonian, Tia Wood Brings Her Personal Pop/R&B/Indigenous Sound to ‘Native Sounds Downtown’

by Laura Bell

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Forty Years Ago – and Four Decades After Its Creator’s Death – ‘Krazy Kat’ Was Still the Comic Strip of the Moment

by J. Hoberman

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SEVEN DECADES

After the Bicentennial Hoopla, New York Turned to the Yankees, and Flamboyant Manager Billy Martin

by Joe Flaherty

Originally published: July 12, 1976

Taking to the streets in 1969.

SEVEN DECADES

1969: Three Weeks After Stonewall, Gay Power Began Finding Its Voice

by Jonathan Black

Originally published: July 31, 1969

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New Yorkers Hold Orlando Vigil at Stonewall Inn in 2016: ‘It’s Time to Fight the Hate With Love’

by Anita Abedian

Originally published: June 14, 2016

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First Draft of History Reporting at the Stonewall in 1969

by Howard Smith

Originally published: July 3, 1969

In the ’60s and ’70s, the Scenes column kept Voice readers up date on cultural happenings.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1969 Jonas Mekas Sat Down to Talk ‘Putney Swope’ with the Film’s Director Robert Downey Sr.

by Jonas Mekas

Originally published: July 10, 1969

Winking and blinking and huffing and puffing — computers have been coming after us for a long time.

SEVEN DECADES

Your Father’s AI – Computers Taking Over the World, 1963 Edition

by Mary Perot Nichols

Originally published: November 21, 1963

Robert Massa smiles mischievously in an undated photo.

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A Day With(out) Art: In 1994, Writing Until the Very End

by R.C. Baker

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The Joshua Light Show, created by Joshua White, added visual verve to the rock shows at the Fillmore East, overlaying the bands with color slides, lava-lamp-like panoramas, crystal flares, and all manner of psychedelic phantasmagorias. An example of White’s luminous concoctions can be seen on the cover of Iron Butterfly’s 1968 album, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”

SEVEN DECADES

In 1968, There was Plenty of Great Music New Yorkers Were Thankful For

by Annie Fisher

Originally published: December 5, 1968

The many faces of John Lindsay over the years, as captured by Voice photo editor Fred McDarrah.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1973, Mayor Lindsay Left Behind Little But Disappointment

by Clark Whelton

Originally published: March 15, 1973

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