I remember clearly the following event described on the internet by "By A. Yippie!"
What brought them to Washington, D.C. on July 4, 1970 was an event called “Honor America Day,” with comedian and military favorite Bob Hope and the Rev. Billy Graham as co-hosts to be held outdoors on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool. It was too good an opportunity to pass up, and so thousands of Yippies and Hippies gathered at the Washington Monument, smoking copious amounts of marijuana, and then marched on the stage, with Yippie! and Viet Cong/NLF/NVA flags flying. When cops blocked them in the aisles, they waded through the Reflecting Pool, some people stripping down for a skinny-dip. Tear gas grenades flew through the air, affecting protesters and “pro-Americans” both. The event degenerated into chaos as arrests were made, fistfights broke out and gas wafted through the night.
Downtown Dreams
I miss the sounds of strangers in the city
The unexpected surprise sigh
Their contagious laughs
Soul stirring cries
Those head nods with a silent "Hi's"
Eyes contacted with smiles
Bright store windows shining on honking cars
The sirens and choppers over a skyline high and bright
Weaving my way through the crowds shadows
Multiplied by street lights
Spotting the undercover cops, hookers, thieves', and priest
The many good people
Offering a helping hand
The smell of street food
Smokers huddled from the cold
Direction sharply whistled
By white gloved hands
Church bells and prayer callers
Graffiti and poster covered wall
The street artist, card sharks and door hustlers invites
Boarded up construction sites
The sight of beams lifted in the air
Jackhammers and vendors chattering loud
Boisterous teens dressing to impress
A barely covered great looking ass
The sweet smell of incense
From a gown wearer high on grass
The jugglers, magicians and panhandlers wishing for beer
Taxi's and busses and docking ships horns
Heated arguments in tow-away zones
Feeling lost in the crowd
Right at home