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At age 16, John Lennon gathers some of his friends and forms a band called the Quarrymen.
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After their first performance, John Lennon meets Paul Mccartney and asks him to join the band.
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George Harrison joins the Quarrymen at the age of 15.
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Stuart Sutcliffe joins the Quarrymen which is later renamed to the Silver Beatles.
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Pete Best joins the band as their drummer. The Silver Beatles changed their name again but this time to the Beatles. The group travels in Hamburg from August 1960 to December 1962. In Hamburg they discover their sound.
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Brian Epstein discovers the Beatles and becomes their manager.
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The band signs their first recording contract and they hire George Martin to be their producer.
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The Beatles record their first single, "Love Me Do."
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The bands second single "Please, Please Me" is released
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Fifteen million people watch the Beatles perform live on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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The Beatles popularity spreads from the U.K. throughout Europe. This is considered the start of Beatlemania.
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The song "I Want To Hold Your Hand" has its U.K. release and goes right to the top spot on the charts.
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The Beatles greet fans at JFK airport in New York.
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The Beatles begin their tour of the U.S. and Canada in San Francisco at the Cow Palace. The tour lasts one month.
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The Beatles perform their last live concert in San Francisco, Ca.
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The animated film, Yellow Submarine, premieres in London.
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The Beatles perform together for the very last time on the rooftop of Apple Corps Ltd. in London.
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Paul McCartney announces that he has left the Beatles.
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Let It Be, the documentary, premieres in London. None of the Beatles are in attendance.
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Outside his apartment building in New York City, Lennon is shot and killed by Mark David Chapman.
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George Harrison dies of cancer in Los Angeles.
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The entire music catalog of the Beatles is released on iTunes.