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In the summer of 1956, John Lennon finds some friends from Quarry Bank Grammar School and creates a band called the Quarrymen
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Lennon meets Paul McCartney, and asks him to be apart of the Quarrymen
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Stuart Sutcliffe joins the band, band name is changed to Silver Beatles
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Pete Best joins band, and band name is changed again to The Beatles. The band starts to travel and perform at small clubs
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The Beatles sign their first record label, without Stuart who left the band in the spring of 1961
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Ringo Starr joins the Beatles two days after Pete left
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The Beatles first single is released called “Love Me Do”
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the first album released by the Beatles is recorded in one day
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"Please Please Me" is #1 on the UK charts
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Beatles perform for ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
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Band performs for Queen Elizabeth
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2nd album is released and stays at the top of the charts for 21 weeks
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“I Want to Hold Your Hand” is released in the US
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They perform on the Ed Sullivan Show
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The Beatles did what has never been done before by having 14 songs on the top 100 chart
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US and Canada tour begins
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The Queen of England names the Beatles Members of the British Empire.
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The last work as a complete band
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One of the most iconic songs , Let it Be is released
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John Lennon is shot while in New York
