TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

August 17, 1960 — The Beatles, under the name “The Silver Beetles”, perform for the first time together at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany.

The rest, as they say, is Pete Best’s fondest memories…and history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

August 6, 1965 — Help! is released in the UK.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

August 5, 1966 — The Revolver LP is released.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

August 3, 1971 — Paul McCartney forms “Wings”.

The rest, as they say, is post-Beatles history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

July 22, 1963 — Introducing … The Beatles is released in the US.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

July 15, 1958 — Julia Lennon, mother of John, dies.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

July 7, 1940 — Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr, is born.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 30, 1966 — The Beatles perform at Budokan Hall in Tokyo.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 26, 1964 — A Hard Day’s Night is released in the US.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 24, 1965 — John Lennon’s A Spaniard in the Works is published.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM June 23, 1940 — Stuart Sutcliffe is born. The rest, as they say, is Fifth Beatle history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 18, 1942 — Sir James Paul McCartney is born.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 15, 1966 — Yesterday And Today, featuring the controversial “Butcher” cover, is released in the US.

The rest, as they say, is history.

TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 14, 1965 — Beatles VI, the group’s sixth Capitol album and eighth in the U.S., is released.

The rest, as they say, is history.

ALSO TODAY IN BEATLEDOM

June 2, 1969 — “The Ballad of John and Yoko” / “Old Brown Shoe” single is released in the US.

The rest, as they say, is history.