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13 Feb 2004
The universe's largest known diamond is discovered.
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11 Mar 1997
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Paul McCartney from the Beatles.
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17 Jul 1974
John Lennon was given 60 days to leave the US.
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19 Jan 1971
The Beatles song 'Helter Skelter' was played in court as evidence for Charles Manson's trial.
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31 Dec 1970
Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit to break up The Beatles.
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13 May 1970
The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.
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8 May 1970
The Beatles release the album Let It Be.
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10 Apr 1970
Paul McCartney announced he would leave The Beatles.
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6 Mar 1970
The Beatles released their single 'Let it Be.'
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26 Sep 1969
The Beatles released Abbey Road, the last album they recorded before breaking up.
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8 Aug 1969
Photographer Iain Macmillan Takes an Iconic Photograph of the Beatles.
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25 Feb 1969
George Harrison from The Beatles started recording three solo songs from their Abbey Road album at the EMI studio, Abbey Road, London.
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30 Jan 1969
The Beatles give their last public performance.
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26 Aug 1968
The Beatles released one of their all-time hits, Hey Jude, in the US.
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25 Jun 1967
The world's first live global satellite TV program is aired.
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26 May 1967
The Beatles released their eighth album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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29 Aug 1966
The Beatles' final concert, at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
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31 Jul 1966
Christians burned Beatles records because of John Lennon's negative comments about Jesus.
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4 Jul 1966
The Beatles were banned from the Philippines.
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1 May 1966
The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.
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4 Mar 1966
John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus.'
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13 Sep 1965
The Beatles released their hit single 'Yesterday.'
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10 Jul 1965
The Beatles' album 'VI' topped the Billboard charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks.
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4 Jun 1964
The Beatles started their world tour.
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30 May 1964
Love Me Do by The Beatles hit number one on US charts.
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19 Feb 1964
A British company sent a 1,000-pound shipment of The Beatles wigs to the USA.
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9 Feb 1964
The Beatles made their first appearance on the 'Ed Sullivan Show' and pulled in a record-breaking 73.7 million viewers.
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7 Feb 1964
Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.
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25 Jan 1964
Cash Box Top 100 placed The Beatles 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' at #1.
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18 Jan 1964
British band, The Beatles made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time.
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22 Mar 1963
The Beatles released their very first album, 'Please Please Me.'
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13 Dec 1961
The Beatles signed on with their first formal manager, Brian Epstein.
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1 Dec 1960
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
