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18, 1933 YokoOnoisborninTokyo. r 10, 1939 Cynthia Powell is born in . gl, 1940 Stuart Sutcliffe is born in Edinbursh. 7. 1940 Richard Starkeyis born in the front room of 9 Madrvn Street, xxrl, a Victorian terraced house.

r 9, 194O Winston is born at Oxford St. Maternity rltll in Liveqpool.

Iti, 1942 James Paul McCartney is born at Walton Hospital, Rice , in Livelpool. 25,l94g is born at 12 Arnold Grove, a two-, two- lerracedhouse built in the 1890s.in the sectionof . 16, 1957 Alan Synter opens the -themed Cavern Club on rr.rv Street in a seedy warehouse district of Livelpool. Inspired by the r jazz club, Le CaveauFrangais, the shortJived jazz theme soonchanges rltfllt', andthen to rock.

1957 Lennon forms the Quarry Men. 22, lg57 The Quarry Men make their public debut at a street carnival lkrseberyStreet in Liverpool. 6, 1957 lvan Vaughan introduces fffteen-year-oldPaul McCartney to l,ennon at the garden f6te, St. Peter'sChurch, , Liveqpool.

Angrrst 7,1957 The Quarry Men skiffie group, led by but sans hrrl McCartney (who was at a Boy Scoutsummer camp) and George Harrison l*lrrr lurdn'tjoinedyet), makesits Cavern Club debut. hhruary 6, 1958 George Harrison joins the Quarry Men. ' fuh 15, 1958 dies after b6ingstruck by a vehicle driven by an r,ll rlrrty police {ficer outside Aunt Mimi's Menlove Avenue house in Liver- ;r. 'l Fiventually,the offfcer goesto trial but is acquitted. Arrgrrst29, 1959 The Quarry Men play on opening night in the basementof tlrr' ( ltsbahcoffee club, a teenagesocial club, in West Derby, Livelpool. Run by lftrrrir Best, 'smother, the group played there forty-four times. xn Chronologg Chronology wi

at the Blue in September l, 196l Sutcliffe beginshis studiesat the StaatlicheHochschule May 1960 The Silver Beetles for {gel Liverpool, receiving their first break. Passingthe audition, they are hired to be liir bildende Kiinste (University of Fine Arts) under EduardoPaolozzt. for Gentle on a nine-day tour of Scotland' making the bachng ]ohnny ()ctober 23, 1961 "" is releasedin ,reaching No. 32 on Keith, Forres, Nairn, and Peterhead. stopsat AILa, Invemess, Fraserburgh, llre German hit parade. and the Hurricanes, with on drums, May 25, 1960 November 9, 1961 attends a lunchtime performance by the make their debut at . llcatles at the Cavern Club. Silver Beetlesmake their debut at the coffee May 3O, 1960 flecember lO, 196l Brian Epstein agreesto become 'manager. on Slater Street in Livelpool. January I, 1962 The Beatles make their ftrst formal audition for-a British 1960 The Beadesperform their first "professional"engagement at June 2, rccord company at , Broadhurst Gardens, in I-ondon, where they LiverPool. 'Till Neston Institute in tiqre fffteen :"Like Dreamers Do," "Money (That'sWhat I Want)," 'l'here "The August l74ctober 3, 1960 The Beades play two clubs in : the Was You," Sheik of Araby,"'To Know Her Is to Her," "Take ( Indra and the . irod Care of My Baby," "Memphis, Tennessee,""Sure to Fall (In Love with liru)," "Hello Litde Girl," "," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping," "Love for being November 21, 1960 George Harrison is deported from Germany ol'the Loved," "September in the Rain," "Besame Mucho," and "searchin'." underageand not having a work permit. The Star-Club opensin Hamburg. Late November 1960 gets engagedto Stuart Sdtcliffe. April lO, 1962 Twenty-one-year-old Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemor- career and December 27, 1960 Consideredthe turning point in the Beatles rhage in Hamburg while en route to the hospital. His body is returned to Liv- the birthplace of , the Beades perform at the Town Hall Ballroom crpool in May. in Litherland, Livelpool. April l3-May 31, 1962 The Beatlesspend sevenweela at the Star-Club in January f961 Stuart Sutcliffe returns to . llamburg. 21, 196l The Beatles play their first gig-a lunchtime session- February June 4, 1962 The Beadessigr a recording contract with ,a divi- at the Cavern Club in Liveqpool. Their pay? A whopping 95. They make their sionof EMI. eveningdebut a month , on March 21. June 6, 1962 The Beatles make their first visit to EMI Studios, 3 Abbey April f-July l, 1961 The Beadesplay thirteen weels at the Top Ten C lload, in St. John'sWood, , recording four songs:"Besame Mucho," on the Reeperbahnin Hamburg. "l,ove Me Do," "P.S.I Love You," and "." Beatlesrecord with producer in H June 1961 The lune 24,1962 The Beades make their final appearanceat the Casbah coffee "My r ies backing on five songs:two standards, Bonnie Over r'lrrb,which closesat the end of the month. Ocean" and "When the SaintsGo Marching In," Sheridan's.Why (Can't '"Take August Lovc Me Again)," Hank Snods "Nobody'sChild," and Jimmy Reed's 16, 1962 Pete Best is fired. on Me, Baby." They also make two recordings without Some Insurance August 18, 1962 Ringo Starr makeshis first appearancewith the Beatlesat "Ain't and "." dan, She Sweet" llrrlme Hall, a Tudor-stylevillage hall in , on the Wirral peninsula ,u'rossthe Mersey from Liverp_ool. Late June 196l Stuart Sdtcliffe leaves at the end of the month study art and stayin Hamburg. August 23, 1962 John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell at Mount Pleasant lk'gister O{fice in Livelpool. tuly 2, 1961 The Beatlesreturn to Uverpool, without Stuart Sutcliffe. September 11, 1962 After three separatetrips to EMI Studios,the Beades , 1961 The first issueof MerseyBeat, the Liverpool music newspa "Love is published. Lennon contributes the article "Being a Short Diversion on linish recordingtheir ffrst single, Me Do'7"P.S. I Love You,"with session Dubious Origins of the Beades." , llr rrnmer replacing Ringo Starr on the drums. rr;ii Chronologg Chronologg xsiii

}'ebruary 12, 1964 The Beatles give two thirty-four-minute October 5, 1962 "[ove Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" is releasedas a single shows at ( iirrnegieHall in City, at 7:45 and ll:15 p.u. the U.K. l'ebruary- 16, 1964 The Beatles make their second November l-14, 1962 The Beatles return to the Star-Club in Hamburg 'l'l'o live appearance on Ed sullioan slwt: fromthe Deauville Hotel a brief tour. They perform on a bill with Uttle Richard' in Miami Beach. ,A.nestimated 70 million people watch as theyperform "," ","..All My Studiosto record their November 26,lt962 The Beatlesreturn to EMI lrrving," "I SawHer Stan&ng There," "," and "I Want to Hold ond single,""/"Ask Me Why." l'orrrHand." ffnal visit to Ham December 18-31, 1962 The Beades make their March 2, lgil Shooting on A Hard Day's Night begins. Filming continues plapng at the Star-Club for thirteen nights. 'rr and offuntil late April. The locationsinclude Marylebone stationin.London; of Scodand-and their tlu' Tirrks Head pub in st. Margaret's;Twickenham Film studios; Gatwick Air- The Beatlesplay their secondtour gxrrt south in ; Scala Theatre in London; River Thames towpath in io,r. headline.s-stopping at Elgin, Dingwall, Bridge of Allan, and Aber< Kew, ", Srrrrey;Hammersmith Odeon cinema in London; Thornbury playrngFields in and making ^pp"**"e on a children's television show in ' ".t lrL'worth; and Edgehill Road in West Ealing. February 11, 1963 The Beatles record their entire , the fou March 23, 1964 Lennon's first book, In His Ownwrite, trackPleasePbase Me, in one day at EMI Studios. John ispublished. April 4, 1964 The Beatles occupy all ffve top March 22, 1963 PbasePlease Me is releasedin Britain' positions on Billboard,s Top llrp Singleschart. to and Cyn April 8, 1963 ]ohn Charles ]ulian L,ennon is born fohn 4, 1964 The Beatles twenty-seven-day Grnot at Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool. tune world tour begins in Copen- hrgcn. other stops on the tour include Hillegom and Blokkerln the Neflrer- at the Royal April 18, 1963 The Beatles make their first appearance hruls; Kowloon in Hong Kong; Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney,and Brisbane in Hall in London. Arrstralia;and Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, and Christchurch in New ?r.^land. In Melbourne alone, some 250,000 people--reportedly the largest August 3, 1963 After nearly three hundred performances, the Beades nurnber of Australians ever assembledin one place at one time-line-the their final appearance at the Cavern Club. rlrttts. September 11, 1963 The Beatlesbegin work on their secondalbum, 6, 1964 The Beatles attend the world premiere of A Hard the Beatles,at EMI Studios. fuf,v Day,s Night rt the London Pavilion cinema in PiccadillyCircus. The Beatlesbegin their Swedishconcert tour' tuly 28-29, 1964 The Beatlesreturn to Swedenfor a brief secondtour. October 13, 1963 The first twinges of Beatlemania emerge when the l August ll, 1964 The Beatlesbegin recording perform on Sundng Night at ilw landan Pall.adiamon British television. Beatlcsfor salcat EMI st'dios. first Beatles album in the U August l9-September 2O, lg64 The Beatlesbegin their first full-fledged January 20, 1964 Meet the Beatles, the li'rth American tour with their palace SUlcs.is released. first stop at t]-recow in san Francisco, ft'lhrwedby the convention center in Las vegas;the coliseum in seattle; Em- live in front of an audience of February 9, 1964 The Beatles perform Ilrr. in Vancouver;the Bowl in ;'-IledRocls in . An esbmat"d 71.4 ^n""i,f"people oi fhu Ed Sullioan Show Arrrphitheatrein Denver; cincinnati Gardensin cincinnati; Forest Hills Ten- perform-1 five songs: All in the watch as the band ntr Stadiumin Qu-eens,NewYorlq conventiog Hall inAtlantic city, Newfersey; "She Yo]," SawHer StaldiiS f! i-.irg,"'"," Ioves J | ,rrr.ntion Hall in Philadelphia; Indiana stateFair coliseum in Indianapolis; features /banjoist and "I"Want to Hold Your Hand." The show also llrl*iurkeeArenain Milwaukee;InternationalAmphitheatre in ; Brown and future O'Shea, the New York castof Olioer starring Georgia \t,'lirrrn in ; Maple Leaf Gardensin Toronto; the Forum in ; ' kee Dary Jones,and impressionist l.,rt'r' Ilowl in Jacksonville,Florida; in Boston;civic center in ll,rlrrrrrore;civic Arena in ; in cleveland; February 11, 1964 The Beatlesgive their first in North city f'url stadium in ; Municipal stadium in Kansascity, Missouri; the WashingtonColiseum in Washington,D.C. r.rio Chronologg Chronology Mo

Theatre in New Memorial Au&torium in Dallas; and the Paramount October 26, 1965 The Beatlesreceive their MBEs from the queen at Buck- York City. irrghamPalace. tour the Beatles september 6, 1964 Halfway through their ffrst American November 27, L965 The ffrst of Ken Kesey'sso-called acid tests is held in "We maidepublic in a statement to the press their feelings toward segregafion: SirntaCruz, . will not appear unless Negroes are allowed to sit anyrvhere," referring to re- December ports that blacks were confined to balconies at public events' 3, 1965 The Beatles begin their last British tour with stops in ( lLugow, Newcastle,Liverpool, ,Shefffeld, , London, October 19-21, 19(i4 The Beatlesperform three consecutivenights in Scot- rrrrdCardiff. land in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Glasgow. January 21, 1966 George Harrison marries . Shooting of HeIp! begins in the Bahamas.Other locations , 1966 Lennon grants an interview with include Austria and Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire' Maureen Cleave of the lrrndon Eoening Standnrd, and makes a controversial statement about the marries Maureen Cox' February ll, 1965 Ringo Starr li'rrtles being more popular than . Members of the Order of the British June-Empire 12, 1965 The Beatlesare created April 6, 1966 Recording on Reooloerbeginsat EMI Studios. (MBEs) by Queen Elizabeth. Not everyoneis pleased,though-some April 8, 1966 The cover of Ti.measla, "Is God Dead?" soldiersreturn their medals in protest. recording'''at EMI Shrdios. June 5, 1966 The Beatles return to The Ed Sullioan Shoo with a taped ap- June 14, 1965 Paul McCarrneybegins lx.arance,introducing two music videos, "Rain" and "PaperbackWriter." On A spaniard i.n the works, rs June 24, 1965 ]ohn Lennon's second book, rrrbsequentshows, the Beatlesintroduce other videos,including "Hello Good- published. bve,""," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Two of Us," and "." in Milan, Genoa,and lune 24-27 and 3O, 1965 The Beatlesperform fune 24-26, 1966 The Beatlesperform in Munich, Essen,and Hamburg. in Italy and in Nice in . fune 30-July 2, 1966 The Beatlesperform ffve showsin the Nippon Bu- bullrings in Madrid and Barcelon4 rlokan fuly S-3, 1965 The Beatles perform in Hall in Tolyo, becoming the first to perform there. Spain. fuly 4, 1966 The Beatles perform twice-for 30,000 in the afternoon and in London; it opensin 5{),000in July 29, 1965 The premiere of Help!takes place the evening-at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila. The York on August 23. rrr,xtday riots break out over a supposedsnub of by the group.

August ll, 1965 Race riots in watts, an African-Americanneighborhood July 29, 1966 Datebook,an American teen magazine,reprints the Maureen ( jlt.ave Los Angeles, leave thirty-four dead. interview. Radio stations throughout the American South-the so- lnlled -burn Beatles'records. August 15-31, 1965 The Beatles start their second North American N9w Y.ork More than 5 August 1l-12, 1966 Lennon apologizesfor the furor over his remarks at a ^p"opr"perTorming their first concert at Shea Stadiumin att;nd (including and , as well as steve ;,r,.ssconference in Chicago. and ),creating for a pop concert. C Zandt August 12-29, 1966 The Beatlesbegin their ffnal concert tour-tft the Inter- on the tour are in Toronto; Adanta Stadium in Iocations rr,rtionalAmphitheatre in Chicago. The other venues are Olympia Stadium in Ianta in Houston; in Chicago; Me ( l)r'iroit; in Cleveland;D,C. Stadium in Washington,D.C.; politan Stadium in Minneapolis; Memorial_ Coliseum in Portland' ^S"lbo" l,,lrn F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia; Nfaple Leaf Gardens in Toronto; Sta&um in San Diego; the in Los Angeles; and rrrllirlk Downs Racetrackin Boston;Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis; Crosley Cow Palacein San Francisco. at the l;rr.kl in Cincinnati; in St. l,ouis; in New York; October 12, 1965 The Beatles begin recording ktbber Soul at tlrr,(loliseum in Seattle;and Dodger Stadiumin Los Angeles.The Beatlesper- Studios. l, rr.nrtheir last concert at CandlestickPark in San Franciscoon August 29. rrr)i Chronologg Chronologg moii

September 1966 Shootingof HousI Won the Wan with l-ennon in the role tr,,rrIo Beatlesrecords, releasesalbums by JamesTrylot, , of Plt. Gripweed, begins in West Germany. Itrllr l'reston,, and others. lllrch 31, 1968 Lyndon Baines announcesthat he will not run for November 9, 1966 John Lennon meets at the in Johnson London during a private preview of her show, UnfinishedPaintings and Ob- r,.,.L,ction. jects, April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinatedby JamesEarl in November 24, 1966 The Beatles begin recording Sgl. Pepper's Innely \l,.rrrphis,triggering weeks of rioting and looting acrossthe United States. Band. Hearts Club lll.r 3, 1968 Leftist student protestersin France attempt to topple the gov- March 30, 1967 The cover of Sg. Pepper, designed by pop artist Peter r.rrrrrrcntof Charlesde Gaulle. Blake, is shot at photographer Michael Cooper'sstu&o in the Chelseasection ff rrr 14, 1968 John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on The Tonight of London. It consistsof a montage of fffty-sevenphotographs, nine waxwork \l,,rr'. the ffrst appearanceeither makeson an American televisiontalk shoq to models,and, of course,the Beatlesthemselves. .nn()rrncethe formation of Apple Co1ps.The guest host is baseballplayer Joe | .,rr:rqiola,who, inexplicably,seems at a lossfor words June l, 1967 Sg!.Pepper's Innely Hearts Club Band is releasedin Britain. during the interview. l, 1968 Lennon'sffrst June 2, 1967 Sgt.Pepper is releasedin the United States. frrfr , YouAre Here, opensat the Robert l'r.rsr.rGallery in London. June l&18, 1967 Monterey Pop is held in California. f rrfr 17, 1968 Submarine stagesits world premiere. June 25, 1967 The Beatles perform "- foJ the Our World telewsion special, the first television special to be broadcast worldwide. Arrgust22, 1968 suesJohn for divorceon gounds of adultery. An estimated 400 million people (some sourcessay as many as 700 million) August 2G29, 1968 The Democratic National Convention is held in watch. Singing backup are and members of t lrit'tgo; antiwar demonstratorsand police clash. and . lrptember 6, 1968 Eric Clapton plays solo guitar on "While My Guitar 7, 1967 Tim,e runs a cover story on "The : Philosophy of a July I ir.rrtlyWeeps" during the recording of the White Album at EMI Studios,the Sub-." Itrrt tirne a non-Beatlemusician playson a Beatlesstudio recording. 12, 1967 Race riots leave twenty-six dead and fffteen hundred injured July | )r'tober 18, 1968 Police raid Ringo Starr'sflat at 34 Montagu Square,Lon- in Newark, New Jersey. ,1,'rr.where Lennon and Yoko temporarily are staying and discover219 grams lruly 2T27, L967 Race riots in Detroit leave forty-three dead and two thou- ,,1t'rurnabis. sandinjured. \ovember 21, 1968 Yokohas a miscarriage. July 24, 1967 A full-page ad in the London Ti.mesurges the legalization of \rrvember 25, 1968 The Beatles (better known as the White Album) is marijuanain Britain. All four Beatlessign it. r, L.rrsedin the United States. Augu-t 25, L967 The Beatles travel from Euston Station in London to \olember 28, 1968 In London, Lennon pleads Bangor,Wales, to attend a weekend seminar on meditation by the Maharishi guilty to possessionof ,rr,tlijuana. MaheshYogi. \rrvember 29, 1968 Lennon and August 27, 1967 Brian Epstein dies of a drug overdose in his flat at Onot first album together, Unfinished llrrsicNo. I:TuoVirgins, is released. 24 Chapel Street, Belgravia, Iondon. The death is o{ffcially ruled accidental. November 9, 1967 Rolling Stonepublishes its ffrst issue. flrruary 30, 1969 In their last public performance, the Beatles perform t ,r't Back," "Don't Let Me Down," "I've Got a Feeling," and "The One After 'xrl)'ir January 1968 The Beatleslaunch Apple Coqps,which includes a recording a forty-two-minutelunchtime concert on the rooftop of the Apple studio, a (),a film division, and a boutique. In addi- r ,,r'1rsbuilding. A portion of the performanceappears inthe Let It Be fflm. xxir ffrtt, Ohron ChronologY

'Cold slipping lllrch 12, ,rrrrlLinda Erslrrr:rnrnaryz in London. .rqtinst our support of America in Vietnam, and against Turkey' ,kr,,rmin the charts.With love, John Lennon." lflarch errtlYoko Ono rrrirr.rr.irrGibraltar. The Pl.asticono Band-Lioe Peacein Toronto is re- }bko ..bed_in,' l)ecember 12, 1969 rrrrl stagetlrr,ir first for peacein lf rlton. l,'asedon Apple. Lennon's solo single,"Instant Karma," is released' second Jlnuary 1970 firlrrls alburn. UnJinishedMusic No. 2: Life April 10, 1970 The Beatlesofficially break up. r ;rpplication In for an Arrrrrricanvisa is rejected because April 17, 197O Paul McCartney releaseshis first solo album, McCartney. In \ovember 1968. May 8, 1970 The album I*t It Be is releasedin Britain' y3ko gd stagr:their second,and final, ..bed_in,, 3l l"irr - Ilay 13, 1970 The l:/ImLet lt Be opensin New York. It opensin London and I i.l! of the H6tel Reine-Fllizabethin MontreJ- l ,iverpoola week later, on MaY 20. ir.,',rrling on the Beatles, final studio album, Abbeg Road,be- the first Beatle to releasea solo \t rrt lios. November 1970 George Harrison becomes r,,cord, the mammoth three-album set , prompting ( iivc a Chance,,' to proclaim the event as "the rock equiva- Lennon's ffrst solo single, is released. Itichard Williams in Maker It.nt of the shock felt by pre-war moviegoerswhen Garbo first opened her lf$ Neil Armstrong becomesthe first 'Garbo man to walk ort the moon. rrrouthin a talkie: talks!-Harrison is free!"' I t tXttl Five people, including actress . Sharon Tate, are murdered bv t)ecember 11, 1970 PlnsticOrw Band, Lennon'sffrst soloalbum, is released. n,:l l:T'iyjn givestwo r"*.;;;;-rh;;;;i T: .hgd":. fransgn raise funds ilr. llxrk of Revelationi and the Wt it""efU"-. August 1, 1971 George Harrison's concert_for Bangladesh,to li,rihe victims of the Paf,stani civil war, is held at Madison SquareGarden in t 15' 1969 Music and Art Fair takesprace in Bethel, New New York. Among the participants are Ravi Shankar, , Eric clap- rllriu'ting some450,000 people. ton, 6on Russel] a ,rrfo.it" ipp.".*"" from , and the alwaysreli- b;rul 20, 1969 rhe last rrble Ringo Starr, who sings "It Don't come Easy." The concert raises more Beatlesstudio sessionat AbbeyRoad, featuring a[ UNICEF. lil:.'iiill,:""mbers, takesplace; the lastront *,"y recordis, appropriatety, than $200.000for ()ctober 9, 1971 Lennon's albttmlmagine is released' 'io;r.'rnber 13, 1969 rhe prastic ono Band stagesits concert l)ecember 11, 1971 and Yoko perform at a benefit rally, attended by rttr Slrr< debut at var- John lirrrn,University of Toronto. stlpPolt Sinclair,writer and 15,000people, -the in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to ]ohn lo;rk.mber -paul li,undei of White Panther Partry.Sinclair had been sentencedto nearly a 23, 1969 Rumors that is dead,,circulate. rk,cadein prison for possessionof two marijuanacigarettes' (h.tober 12, 1969 yoko suffers her secondmiscarriage. Show on l,.ebruary 14-18, lg72 fohn and Yoko cohost the Mike Dwglas (x'.'ber 15, 1969 'Moratorium Day, a nationwide protest against \rnerican television. rr,rrrr\\'irr, the viet- prompts more than a quarter of a million \\',nlrirrgton, ;""na ,o March 16, 1972 and Yoko are servedwith deportation noticesbecause D.C., the largest*ti-* rally ever. "i*rg;" John of'his 1968 drug conviction in London ( )r'lrrlr*r 27,1969 Ringo beginsrecording sentimentar atEMI club is demolished.A ,lr,''. lx,trrning Jormey stu- Despite protests from fans, the cavern the ffrst Beatleio recorda sJlo studio album. rt,plica is later.ebuilt rrsingthe bric}s from the original building. Today,it is a \,r'r'rnber 25, 1969 Lennon returns his MBE t'rucial part of the revitalized scene. medarto the eueen. He in- ''r'''s rr rrotervith the medal,which states:'your MlFs_g,I refurning my Ilarch 23, Ig73 I-ennon is ordered to leave the United Stateswithin sixg \lltl'l irr Protest against Britain'sinvolvement in th" *ig".i"dr"f*-airg, ,lays;Yoko is grantedpermanent residencystatus. fff I htrtntrlttgtl Chronologg mri 'l'lrc lo;doorlx.r 7 tr. ltf7.l first Beatlefest(now calledthe Fest for Beatles \lly 15, l98l George Harrison'ssingle, "All Those YearsAgo," a ,. l,, ( I n". l,l .rttlr' r,rrr()(loreHotelinNewYorkbyfounderMarkLapidos. f,,lrrr, makes in into the Americantop ten. l o;.r.L.,r,, t rrrtlr l,lrn Lcruronffve months earlier and sharedwith him his ,.1 r . 'l 1,,'1, lr r rri .r ll,'rrllr,s lan convention,complete with movies,special guests, Jrrne 12, l98l Yoko releasesSeasons of Closs.The controversialcover fea- L.. ,,,,^r, ll,..rrrr;rrk.ts, rliscussions, and evenlook-alike and sound-alikecon- trrrt'sLennon's blood-spattered and shatteredglasses. t. rtr \ll tlr,. ll.irtlt's tkrnate itemsfor a charityraffle. Lennon is especiallysup- ttrgust 24, l98l is sentenced to a minimum of rrr. I rrr;rll lirr it. I'm lrrf a Beatlesfan, too!"). trrcnty yearsand a maximum of life in prison. \rrrr.rrrlx.r 16, 1974 "Whatever Lennon's single, Gets You through the ()t.tober 28, l98l l*nnon, a musicalplay, opens in Liverpool. It opens off- \ rqlrt. trrps tlu: Billboard charts. llloadway in New York the following year, but soon closesbecause of poor r;rk's.It opensin London in November1985. Jrurrrrrrl' .9, 1975 The Beatlespartnership is dissolvedin the London High ( iorrlt. l"t.bruarry 24, L982 Yoko, accompaniedby Sean,receives the Album of the ()ct

February 23-25, 1976 George Harrison is sued by Bright Tunes.Music, 1984 Ringo Starr narratesthe animatedBritish children'stelevision program, which ownsthe copp'ight lor the I963 Chiffonshit. "He's So Fine," charging I'lnm.asthe Tank Engine and Friends (known as in the that Harrison lifted the melody and arrangementof the for "My Sweet I IrritedStates). Lord." The court finds Harrison guilty of "subconsciousplagiarism" and orders Jrrnuary 27, 1984 Polydor releasesMiIk and Honey, the Lennon-Ono him to pay the plaintiff more than a half million dollars. lirllow-up to Duble Fantosy. April l, 1976 Freddie Lennon, father, dies in Brighton General Hos- John's \tarch 7, 1984 Livelpool City Council passesa resolution conferring each pital in England. llt'atle with the Honorary Freedom of the City award. laly 27, L976 Lennon'sapplication to become a residentalien is approvedat March 21, 1984 Yoko offfcially opens Strawberry Fields in . a hearing in New York. Scan,Julian, and Mayor Ed Koch alsoattend the ceremony. September 29, 1980 and Yoko'sffrst "comeback" interview is pub- John April 25, lished in . 1984 Livelpool's first offfcial statueof the Beatles,by sculptor John l)oubleday,is unveiled at the CavernWalls shoppingcenter. The following day, November 17, 1980 John and Yoko'sDouble Fantasy album is released. the Cavern Walkscomplex officially opens.

December 8, 1980 John Lennon is fatally shot by Mark David Chapman May-September 1984 The Art of the Beatlesexhibition runs at the Walker outside the lobby of apartment building in New York City. He is \rt Gallery Liverpool. The exhibition attractssome 50,000visitors. cremat^4 at Hartsdale Crematorium, New York. l)ecember 1984 The Cavern Mecca, a Livelpool museum and information December 27, 1980 "(Just Like) Starting Over" bolts to the top of the U.S. ttnter, closes. singleschart, stayingthere for ffve weeks. August 10, 1985 acquires ATV Music, including 260 March 29, l98l Two thousandpeople attend a specialmemorial servicefor llcatles songs,for$47.5 million. John Lennon held at the Anglican Cathedralin Liverpool. l)ecember 2, 1985 John and Yoko:A Looe Story premieres on American April 16, l98l A section of Central Park, acrossfrom tle Dakota, is re- tt'levision. Mark McGann plays John; Kim Miyori, Yoko. named StrawberryFields. 1986 The BeatlesFestival startsin Livemool. xrxii Chronology Chronologg xxrlll

Sr'ptember 25, October 6, 1986 Harper & Row publish the first posthumouscollection of 1997 The FBI makespublic all but ten secretfiles on John Lennon prose and poetry Skyuritingby Word of Manh. l tnnon.

November 30, 1986 The Dream ls Ooer, a basedon l.ennon's music {grril 17, 1998 Linda McCartney dies from cancer in Arizona. She is cre- and written by Christopher Bmce, is presented on the London television arts ruirtedand her ashesscattered in Arizona and at the family farm in England. seies The South Bank Shou. lt later premieres at the Sadler'sWells Theatre in Ilarch 15, 1999 Paul McCartney is inducted into the Hall of London. l"irrne. 20, 1988 The Beatlesare inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of January ( )ctober 16, 1999 McCartney'sorchestral ,performed by Fame. tlrr. London with the Loma Mar Quartet, premieres at September 30, 1988 Yoko unveils a star with l,ennon's name outside the t lrt' Livelpool Cathedral. 'Tower buil&ng along the Hollyvrood Walk of Fame. l)t.cember 30, 1999 George Harrison and his family are attacked in his l"riar Park estate outside October 3, 1988 Yoko's documentary Imagine: lohn I'ennon, opens in London while sleeping by thirfy-three-year-old the United States;it opensin London at the end of the month. \lit'hael Abram, a paranoid schizophrenicand, ironically, fellow Liverpudlian, ,r lrr is chargedwith breaking and entering and attempted murder. olivia Har- a permanent Beatlesmuseum, opens at the May 1, 1990 The BeatlesStory rr.,,n, his wife, sustainsminor cuts to her forehead and wrists, but George is Albert Dock, Liverpool. .l:rlrbed at leastten times and suffersa punctured right lung. acceptsthe Lifetime Achievement Award February 20, l99l Yoko Ono 2(nO The Beatles a best-of collection, entitled l, that includes Lennon at the Grammy Awardsin New York. granted posthumouslyto John t\\'('nty-sevenNo. I Beatleshits. within ffve weeks,it becomesthe best-selline .rll'rrrn 28, I99l Paul McCartney'sLioerpool is performed by the of the year.Later in the year,the Beatlesrelease The BeatlesAnthotogy, June ,r'lrich Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,with ,at Liver- includes interviews with all four band members.The book goesstraight t,r tlre top poolt Anglican Cathedral to celebratethe orchestrat 150th anniversary.It was of TheNewYorkTimcs best-seller'slist. here, at tle ageof eleven,that Paul failed an audition to sing in the . ( )r.tober 9, 2OO0 The world's ffrst museum dedicated to the life of John l .rr'on openson the anniversaryof his sixtieth birthday in a suburb north January 20, 1994 John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of of rkyo. Fame. l, Yoko ono, who opened the museum and donated most of the exhibits, rrott'sthat L,ennonhad a specialplace in his heart for Japan."Japan was a very February 1994 The three survivingBeatles reunite to record additional mu- rrrrPortant place for John becauseJohn's son was half Japanese,but alsowe felt The sic to severalunfinished Lennon demos,\,\'ith ELOI producing. tlrirt we were somehow bridging the difference between East and West." "Free of first new song, as a Bird," premieres on November 19, 1995, as part \rrrrng the memorabilia are handwritten song lyrics, Lennon'sffrst guitar, and The BeatlesAnthology televisionprogram on ABC in the United Statesand on .r p:rirof his wire-rimmedglasses. ITV in the . The secondnew track, "Real Love," is released on March4, 1996. l)ecember 8, z(X)O A bronze statueof John Lennon is unveiledin a Havana, t rr I ra, park on the twentieth anniversaryof his murder in New York. Once den- of early Novc'"rber 30, 1994 Apple Recordsreleases a two-CD collection r1'.rrlcdas a decadentwesterner, the cuban government honors the ex-Beatle Beatlesperformances on the BBC, entitled Lioa at the BBC. .,' rr "revolutionary''hero who was a constantirictim of U.S. harasslgent. Arts (LIPA) opens January 1996 The Liverpool Institute for the Performing \r.ptember ll, 20Ol Terrorist attacls take place in New york City, Wash- in Paul McCartney and George Harrison'sold .McCartney do- rr r1'l on, D.C., andlennsylvania.- nates f,l million from his own pocket. The queen o{ffcially opens the building \ovember 29, 2001 George Harrison &es from lung and on June7, 1996. brain cancer at r|'. rrgeof fifty-eight. 1997 Yoko Ono establishesthe fohn Lennon ScholarshipProgram, which recognizesyoung songwritersworhng in any genre between the agesof fifteen \f rrrch l5,2OOZ Yoko Ono offfcially opens a new 932.5 million passenger |' I rri'al and twenty-five. to mark the formal renaming of Liverpool's airyort to Livelpool fohn L trron Airport and to unveil a bronze statueof Lennon by sculptor Tom Mur- knighted. March ll, 1997 Paul McCartney is 1'l,r on the upper level of the main terminal. The airport tag line seemsappro- rarh) Chronology Chronologg xxxl) priate, "Above Us Only SIy," u phrase from l,ennon's classicsong, "Imagine." \rvember L6,2OO4 Capitol releasesThe Capitol , Vol. I, the ffrst The tag line and a self-portrait line drawing of Lennon appear everywhere, \rrrt'rican release of Meet the Beatles,The Beatles second Album, something from the signsleading to the airport to the official airport carpets' \i'rc, and Beatles'65in a -setformat.

May 24-August 4, 20O2 The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool sponsorsthe licbruary 6, 2OO5 Paul McCartney performs during halftime at the Super first comprehensiveexhibition in Britain of Paul McCartney'spaintings. liru4 in Jacksonville,Florida. june ll, 2002 Paul McCartney marries Heatler Mills. The couple an- Icbruary 13, 2005 An all-star lineup, including , , nounce they are seekinga divorce in May 2006. \rrah Jones, , Tim McGraw, and , sing "Across the l'rriverse" at the Grammy Awards held in Los Angelesto benefit tsunami 2003 Police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly ffve January r it,timsand their families. hundred original Beatlesstudio tapes,recorded during the Let It Be sessions. \lay 2OO5 Drummer ,son of Ringo Starr, joins Oasis for their March 2003 The BeatlesAnthology television series is released on DVD \unlmer 2005 concerttour. with additionalbonus material. \lay 31, 2O05 , which opened in 1g36, closesafter nearly 2OO4 The fflm, Let lt Be, is restored and released in DVD form x I'et It s.i.nt1z yearsof looking after Livelpoolt olphan population. In 1984yoko ono Be , . . Naked The album of the samename was previouslyreleased in Novem- ,l,rrrtrtedmore than $120,000to keep it open. Over the years,though, the ber 2003. 1,*'l'erencefor placing children with foster families reducesthe need for February 8, 2004 The Beatlesreceive the National Academyof Recording ' 'tl)nanages. Arts and SciencesPresidents Award at the 46th Annual GrammyAwardsin Los Jrrly 2O05 Lennon, a biomusicalbased on the life of Lennon,opens on Angelesin honor of the fortieth anniversaryof their arrival in the United States. )ohn llrrtdway. It features ten actors, all portraying the singer at differeni points representsGeorge, Yoko Ono represents]ohn; Paul and Ringo 'india, rrr lris life. Thirty songsare featured, including two unpublished songs, submit videotapedcommentary. I rrt lia" and "I Don't want to Lose You,"which Yoko ono gaveto writer-director February 24,2OO4 Liverpool hostsits offfcial George Harrison tribute con- | ).rr Scardino.It closeson September24 afteronly forty-nlneperformances. cert at the Empire Theatre. luly 2, 2OO5 Bob Geldorf organizesa series of free at Hyde park March l5,2OO4 George Harrison is posthumously inducted into the Rock rrr London, at the Museum of Art in Philadelphia, at the Maximus in l(.rrre, and Roll Hall of Fame by and Jeff Lynne at the Waldorf-Astoria in and near the BrandenburgGate in Berlin to raiseworld awarenessof New York. Olivia and accept the award on George'sbehalf. 1rovcrty.The London performers include , ,, \lrr

October 2004 Mark David Chapmanis denied parole. f rrne 18, 2006 The perenially youthful PaFl McCartney turns sixty-four. October 2004 Revolution Studios announcesa new film, AII You Need ls f rrrre 3o, 2o06 cirque de soleil's LovE, a live theatre production of Beatles .')ilgs, opens Loae, directed by in which nearly twenty Beatles songs will be at the custom-built Mirage theatre in Las Vegaswith Sir George used to tell the story between an American girl and an English boy in the late \ I :rrtin and his son, Giles, asmusic directors.It features360o seating, panoramic sixties. 'r,1,'oprojections, and surround sound,as well as radical remixesof Beatles ,' )ttgS.