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The Quarry Men who became the Silver Beatles change their name from the Silver Beatles to the Beatles.
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The Beatles Return to the UK.
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Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr became the new drummer for the Beatles.
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The album " Please Please Me " is released in the UK.
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The Beatles first album in the United States " Introducing The Beatles " is released.
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" I Want To Hold Your Hand " is anounced to have sold over 3 million copies.
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Over seveny-three million Americans tune in to see the Beatles live on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me."
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
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The Beatles anounce that they are switching from NEMS to their own company called Apple.
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The album " The Beatles " is released as a blank album with just their name on it. This later became known as the White Album.
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The Beatle's last live performance was performed in London on top of Apple Records rooftop.
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The Beatles last album Abby Road is released.
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The Beatles final single " Let it Be " enters the UK chart.
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Paul McCartney's first album " McCartney " is released signaling the end to the Beatles.