Before the 1968 Democratic Party convention in Chicago, the Youth International Party (aka the Yippies, who included Dennis Dalrymple, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and folk-singer Phil Ochs) nominated their own candidate, a 145-pound pig they called Pigasus. As Jerry Rubin was reading the pig's acceptance speech, Chicago police arrested the Yippies for disorderly conduct and seized Pigasus, effectively ending his brief political career. The Yippies played a large part in the protests and demonstrations, largely related to the Vietnam War, that surrounded the convention. Rubin, Hoffman and five other protesters - the Chicago Seven - were charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot for their actions. Pacifica Radio Archives (housed in the Internet Archive) has a couple of great related broadcasts from that week: "Convention Coverage in Chicago" and "A Night In Chicago." This short film, created by the Yippies as a rebuttal to "What Trees Did They Plant?," a program from the city and Mayor Richard Daley intended to discredit the protesters ("Those protesters, what trees did they plant?"), is a wild mash-up of old film clips with footage of the riots and police brutality, and, of course, Pigasus. It's worth watching for the "You're a Grand Old Pig" song-and-dance number at around 11:37 alone. (via the Internet Archive)