1961 - The Beatles perform at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool.

1962 - The Beatles perform at the Kingsway Club, Southport.

1963 - The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

1964 - The Beatles perform at a special midnight show, "The Night of a Hundred Stars," at the London Palladium. The show is in aid of the Combined Theatrical Charities Appeal Council. Many well-known stars participate, such as Sir Laurence Olivier and Judy Garland. In part one of the show, The Beatles act out a "flying ballet" sketch, which involves them being raised up high above the stage on wires. In part two of the show, they perform a brief musical set.

1965 - The Beatles' single "Help!/I'm Down" (Parlophone R-5305) is released in the U.S. 10 weeks on the charts; highest chart position: No.1.

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Completion of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey." The song had been considered finished, but John re-records his lead vocal, then backing vocals and handclaps are overdubbed.

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "Come Together." Paul records another lead vocal for "Oh! Darling." Recording "The End" (seven takes), which includes Ringo's only drum solo on a Beatles recording.

1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings' single "Let 'Em In/Beware My Love" (Capitol R-6015) is released in the U.K.

1985 - The Beatles single "Help!/I'm Down" (Parlophone RP-5305) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

1986 - The Beatles' single "Twist and Shout/There's a Place" (Capitol B-5624) is re-released in the U.S.

1989 - Ringo Starr begins his first solo tour, a tour of North America, with his All-Starr Band. The opening tour performance is at Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas.

1962 - The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 - The Beatles perform at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. This is the first of six consecutive nights playing at this venue.

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio One, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. "Good Night" is re-recorded in its entirety, from start to finish, after the recording of the orchestra and choral tracks. "Don't Pass Me By" is completed, the tinkling piano intro being recorded in four takes and then spliced onto the beginning of the song. On "The Beatles Anthology 3" is an orchestral piece recorded during this session as an introduction to Ringo's "Don't Pass Me By" (Disc one, Track one). This intro was omitted from the final version of the song.

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "Come Together." Paul records yet another lead vocal for "Oh! Darling," still looking for a satisfactory performance.

1980 - Paul McCartney's single "Waterfalls/Check My Machine" (Columbia 1-11335) is released in the U.S.

1962 - The Beatles perform at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.

1963 - The Beatles perform at Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire.

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording "Come Together" (8 takes). Engineer Geoff Emerick returns to working full-time with The Beatles. He had quit working with them when tensions and tempers ran high during the "White Album" recording sessions. Now Emerick is chief balance engineer at Apple Studios, and when he comes into the Abbey Road studios as a free-lance engineer, his old EMI buddies turn a cold shoulder to him. Take 1 of "Come Together" was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc two, Track 17).

1987 - The Beatles' U.S. record distributor, Capitol Records, released its own pressings of The Beatles' first seven U.K. albums, with the original Parlophone track selections, in the U.S. while at the same time continuing to sell their original U.S. versions as well. None of the original U.S. versions would be released on CD. Since the Capitol pressings were made from the CD digital masters, the first four were in mono: "Please Please Me," "With the Beatles," "A Hard Day's Night," "Beatles For Sale," and the last three were in stereo: "Help!," "Rubber Soul," and "Revolver.

1961 - The Beatles are featured on the cover of the second issue of "Mersey Beat," along with a report on their recording session in Germany with Tony Sheridan. The Beatles perform at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.

1962 - The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, and a nighttime show at Bell Hall, Warrington, Lancashire.

1963 - The Beatles perform for two "houses" at the Ritz Ballroom, Rhyl, Flintshire. This is the second of two consecutive nights at this venue in North Wales, every performance sold-out.

1964 - The Beatles' album "Something New" (Capitol 2108) is released in the U.S. Tracks: "I'll Cry Instead," "Things We Said Today," "Any Time At All," "When I Get Home," "Slow Down," "Matchbox," "Tell Me Why," "And I Love Her," "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," "If I Fell," and "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand." 41 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.2. The Beatles' singles "I'll Cry Instead/I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (Capitol 5234), 7 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.25 and "And I Love Her/If I Fell" (Capitol 5235), 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.12, are released in the U.S.

1968 - Paul McCartney and Jane Asher break their engagement.

1962 - The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. The previous week was to have been The Beatles' final appearance after three consecutive Thursdays at this venue, but they were asked to return, due to popular demand, for one more performance.

1963 - The Beatles perform at the Ritz Ballroom, Rhyl, Flintshire.

1964 - The Beatles appear live on television from the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, on the variety program "Blackpool Night Out." They perform five songs, "A Hard Day's Night," "And I Love Her," "If I Fell," "Things We Said Today," and "Long Tall Sally." The Beatles also participate in comedy sketches (as doctors operating on Ringo and as refuse collectors).

1965 - The Beatles' single "Help!/I'm Down" (Capitol 5476) is released in the U.S. 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording "Sexy Sadie" (at one time titled "Maharishi"). 21 rehearsal takes are recorded, some up to 8 minutes long. On July 24, taping of a more structured recording will take place. During the session, John sings a version of "Sexy Sadie" with off-color lyrics. He also sings an off-the-cuff ballad about Brian Epstein that has been bootlegged under the title "Brian Epstein Blues." The Beatles also record a six-minute instrumental version of "Summertime." Take 6 of "Sexy Sadie" is included on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 15) and is faded out because the end of the song had not yet been worked out.

1963 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London from 7:00 pm to 10:45 pm. The Beatles begin recording songs for their second album. They tape four songs, all cover versions: 11 takes of "You Really Got a Hold On Me"; 7 takes of "Money"; six takes of "Devil In Her Heart," and 3 takes of "Till There Was You.

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Completion of "Cry Baby Cry." The Beatles then tape three extended versions of "Helter Skelter" (time lengths 10:40, 12:35, and 27:11). None of the lengthy "Helter Skelter" tracks will be used for the released version; a re-make is recorded beginning on September 9. "The Beatles Anthology 3" includes a 4 mins 37 secs excerpt from Take 2, the 12:35 version (Disc one, Track 3).

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "Oh! Darling" and "Octopus's Garden.

1962 - The Beatles perform at McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire. They play two 60-minute sets.

1963 - The Beatles tape a radio appearance for the BBC radio program "Easy Beat." The Beatles record their performance of four songs in front of a live teen audience. The songs: "I Saw Her Standing There," "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues," "There's a Place," and "Twist and Shout." Recorded at London's Playhouse Theatre. Broadcast on July 21.

1964 - The Beatles record their fourth "From Us to You" radio show at the BBC's Paris Studio in London. They tape eight songs, "Long Tall Sally," "If I Fell," "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," "Things We Said Today," "I Should Have Known Better," "Boy," "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey," and "A Hard Day's Night." As usual, the show opened and closed with The Beatles' "From Us to You" adaptation of their hit "From Me to You." Broadcast on August 3.

1967 - The Beatles' single "All You Need Is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man" (Capitol 5964) is released in the U.S. 11 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premieres at the London Pavilion. All of the Beatles are in attendance, with Yoko, Pattie, and Maureen accompanying them.

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "Oh! Darling" and "Octopus's Garden.

1971 - John and Yoko are interviewed on the BBC TV show "Parkinson," their last public appearance in the U.K.

1975 - Ringo Starr's wife Maureen is granted a divorce from Ringo on the grounds of adultery.

1961 - The Beatles perform at Blair Hall, Walton, Liverpool.

1962 - The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, and at the Plaza Ballroom, St. Helens, that night.

1963 - The Beatles record three editions of their BBC radio series, "Pop Go the Beatles" at the BBC Paris Studio in London. The recording of 10 tracks for The Beatles' first album in one day (Feb. 11,1963) is widely known, but the group recorded 18 tracks on this day, and in less time. For show No.8, The Beatles perform "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey," "To Know Her is to Love Her," "The Honeymoon Song," and "Twist and Shout." Their guests are the Swinging Blue Jeans. Broadcast on August 6. For show No.9, The Beatles perform "Long Tall Sally," "Please Please Me," "She Loves You," "You Really Got a Hold On Me," "I'll Get You," and "I Got a Woman." Their guests are the Hollies. Broadcast on August 13. For show No.10, The Beatles perform "She Loves You" (but they prefer the version performed on the 9th show and use that one again instead), "Words of Love," "Glad All Over," "I Just Don't Understand," "Devil In Her Heart," and "Slow Down." Their guests are Russ Sainty & the Nu-Notes. Broadcast on August 20. (Note: a number of tracks recorded this day are included on the 1994 Beatles double-album "Live at the BBC." From show No.8, "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" (Disc one, Track 20); "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" (Disc one, Track 21); "To Know Her is to Love Her" (Disc one, Track 24); "The Honeymoon Song" (Disc one, Track 28); and "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" (Disc two, Track 24). From show No.9, "I Got a Woman" (Disc one, Track 4); and "Long Tall Sally" (Disc one, Track 26). From show No.10, "Glad All Over" (Disc two, Track 15); "I Just Don't Understand" (Disc two, Track 16); and "Slow Down" (Disc two, Track 33).)

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording "Cry Baby Cry" (10 takes). A harmonium (played by George Martin) and piano (played by John Lennon) are overdubbed. Engineer Geoff Emerick, no longer able to stand the tension, bickering, and flaring tempers between The Beatles, decides he no longer wishes to work with them. Take 1 was released on "The Beatles Anthology 3" (Disc one, Track 13).

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "Here Comes the Sun.

1971 - John Lennon makes a statement supporting "Oz" magazine and sings "The End of the Road" at a press conference dealing with the "Oz" obscenity case in the U.K. Recording released as a flexi-disc in "Oz" magazine.

1961 - The Beatles perform at Holyoake Hall, Wavertree, Liverpool. Geographically, this venue is the closest that The Beatles come to performing at Penny Lane.

1962 - The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1964 - John and Cynthia Lennon purchase a mansion, Kenwood, at Weybridge, Surrey, for 20,000 pounds.

1968 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London. Paul McCartney records the lead vocal that will be on the released version of "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da." An unreleased mono mix of the song is made, along with two mono mixes of "Revolution" (the single version). The Beatles also rehearse "Cry Baby Cry. The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. moves into new offices at 3 Savile Row in London. Ringo Starr forms "Startling Music, Ltd.

1969 - The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for "You Never Give Me Your Money.

1971 - John and Yoko attend a book-signing promotional appearance at a London department store for the re-publication of Yoko's book "Grapefruit.

1962 - The Beatles perform at the Regent Dansette, Rhyl, Flintshire. This is The Beatles' first appearance in Wales.

1963 - The Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool.

1964 - The Beatles tape an appearance for the new BBC radio show "Top Gear," for broadcast on July 16. Recorded at the Broadcasting House in London. The Beatles tape the songs "Long Tall Sally," "Things We Said Today," "A Hard Day's Night" (due to Georges' trouble playing the 'middle eight' portion, that section from the released single was dubbed in), "And I Love Her," "I Should Have Known Better," "If I Fell," and "You Can't Do That." Two of this day's recordings are included on the 1994 Beatles double-album "Live at the BBC": "A Hard Day's Night" (Disc two, Track two) and "Things We Said Today" (Disc two, Track eight).

1989 - Paul McCartney, at Griphouse Studios, completes shooting for a promotional video for the song "Ou Est le Soleil?" (translation - "Where Is the Sun?").

1992 - George Harrison's album, on double-album "Live in Japan" (Warner Brothers/Dark Horse 9-26964-2/4) is released in the U.S. Recorded during Harrison's live tour of Japan in December 1991. Tracks: "I Want to Tell You," "Old Brown Shoe," "Taxman," "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)," "If I Needed Someone," "Something," "What Is Life," "Dark Horse," "Piggies," "Got My Mind Set On You," "Cloud 9," "Here Comes the Sun," "My Sweet Lord," "All Those Years Ago," "Cheer Down," "Devil's Radio," "Isn't It a Pity," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Roll Over Beethoven.