1960 – The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club at night, their first appearance at the Cavern with Ringo as drummer. A fight breaks out with fans of Pete Best as The Beatles enter the club, and George Harrison gets a black eye.

1963 – Photographer Robert Freeman shoots the half-shadow Beatles photo that will become the album cover for their second album, “With the Beatles” and also the cover for their first U.S. album “Meet the Beatles.” Freeman takes the photo at The Beatles’ hotel in Bournemouth, the Palace Court. The exact date is not known for certain, but it is one of the six days of The Beatles’ engagement at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth (August 19-24). The Beatles perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Bournemouth. The first of six nights, two shows per night, at this location.

1964 – The Beatles open their tour of the U.S. with a performance at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

1965 – The Beatles perform two shows at Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee. An anonymous phone caller threatens that one or all of The Beatles will be assassinated during one of their performances. Midway through the second show, someone in the audience throws a lighted firecracker onto the stage, and it explodes, causing The Beatles a moment of alarm.

1967 – Jason Starkey, Ringo and Maureen’s second son, is born.

1969 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. A synthesizer overdub for “Here Comes the Sun” is recorded.

1960 – The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

1961 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they appear at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Birkenhead. The 17th annual dance for the local Horticultural Society. Ringo Starr appears for the first time as a member of The Beatles, having had a two-hour rehearsal in preparation. This is the first appearance of The Beatles as the world would come to know them – John, Paul, George, and Ringo. “That night, the Fab Four were born.” (Lewisohn).

1963 – The Beatles, on their way to Torquay, stop at Alpha Studios in Birmingham to tape an appearance for ABC Television’s program “Lucky Stars (Summer Spin).” They perform lip-sync to both sides of their forthcoming single “She Loves You/I’ll Get You.” Broadcast on August 24, the day after the release of the single. The Beatles perform two shows at the Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devonshire.

1965 – The Beatles play one performance for a crowd of 30,000 at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.

1966 – The Beatles perform a concert at Suffolk Downs Racetrack, East Boston, Massachusetts.

1969 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Paul records a piano overdub for “The End.” “The Beatles Anthology 3″ includes a remix of “The End” that includes many of the overdubs that were edited out of the final “Abbey Road” version (Disc two, Track 23).

1960 – The Beatles perform at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany. The Beatles begin their first Hamburg engagement, the first of 48 nights at the seedy Indra Club, which was frequented by prostitutes and their clients, most in various states of inebriation. The owner, Bruno Koschmider, urges The Beatles to “Mach Shau,” loosely translated as “put on a show,” and John Lennon complies by screaming, shouting, and leaping about the stage. The Beatles begin to draw in larger crowds, and their musical abilities are sharpened by their arduous schedule: four-and-a-half hours on week nights and six hours on weekends. To keep up their energy and to compensate for insufficient sleep, all of The Beatles, except for Pete Best, start using stimulant drugs. The Beatles lodge in a single room behind the screen of a nearby movie house.

1961 – The Beatles’ first fan letters are printed in “Mersey Beat. The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. For this performance The Beatles add bass guitar player Johnny Gustafson (bassist with The Big Three, who were also on the bill), leaving Paul McCartney without a guitar and free to cavort around the stage and even venture into the audience, singing into a microphone like a solo singer.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, and at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. With Pete Best having been kicked out the previous day and Ringo Starr not due to arrive until the following day, The Beatles again call upon The Big Three’s drummer Johnny Hutchinson to sit in as drummer for one more night, which he does. His own group, The Big Three, also have a booking that night, and they are forced to find a replacement drummer themselves.

1963 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. This is the last night of a six-night stand.

1965 – The Beatles perform two shows at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada. At the press conference prior to the show, John Lennon expressed admiration for U.S. draft resistance, suggesting that those young Americans wanting to avoid the draft move to Canada.

1961 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles’ original drummer, Pete Best, is sacked two years and four days after joining the band. The story goes that Brian Epstein summoned Pete to his NEMS Whitechapel shop for an 11:00 am meeting at which he tells Pete that the other Beatles want him out of the group. That evening, The Beatles perform at Riverpark Ballroom, Chester, Cheshire. Although he had told Brian Epstein that he would perform with The Beatles for this appearance, Best understandably changed his mind after some thought and did not show up for the gig. Drummer Johnny Hutchinson of The Big Three fills in the temporary vacancy. A lot of The Beatles’ fans are partial to Pete, who is their favourite. For a few days, Brian Epstein needs protection to walk down Matthew Street, and his new automobile is scratched. Neil Aspinall, Pete’s close friend (he lived with the Bests), had to make a tough choice. He stayed on as The Beatles’ road manager, but only at Pete Best’s insistence.

1963 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.

1964 – The Beatles perform at the Opera House in Blackpool. One of the support acts is the High Numbers, who will later change their name to The Who.

1966 – The Beatles perform a concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” taking the song from its early acoustic version into an electric version. Fourteen takes are recorded.

1976 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ album “Band on the Run” is released in the Soviet Union, on the Melodiya label.

1962 – The Beatles perform lunchtime and nighttime shows at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. The night show is Pete Best’s final appearance with The Beatles, although he is completely unaware of it at the time.

1963 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.

1965 – The Beatles perform at New York’s Shea Stadium. The audience of 55,600 fans is the largest ever to attend a pop music concert up to that time.

1966 – The Beatles perform one show at DC Stadium, Washington, D.C., in front of a crowd of 32,164. Five members of the Ku Klux Klan, led by the Imperial Wizard of Maryland, picket the concert.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Rocky Raccoon.” George Harrison sits in the control booth while Paul, John, and Ringo record 9 takes of the basic track. Later, John overdubs harmonica and George Martin records a piano solo. John, Paul, and George Harrison then overdub backing vocals. Take 8 is included on “The Beatles Anthology 3″ (Disc one, Track 21).

1969 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios One and Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording orchestral tracks for “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight,” “The End,” “Something,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” George records a new lead guitar solo for the mid-section of “Something.

1961 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1962 – Ringo Starr is nearing the end of a three-month engagement with Rory Storm & the Hurricanes at Butlin’s holiday camp when he receives a telephone call from John Lennon, who confirms Ringo’s invitation to join The Beatles. John and Paul had previously met Ringo in secret to discuss it, telling him that his long sideburns would have to be sacrificed to fit in with the image Brian was creating for The Beatles, and now it was really happening. The Beatles need Ringo right away, and he has been interested in joining The Beatles for some time, so Ringo gives Rory Storm three days notice and, on August 18, Ringo appears as a member of The Beatles for the first time.

1963 – The Beatles tape two songs for delayed broadcast on Granada TV’s program “Scene at 6:30.” They are not dressed in their suits, as usual, but in black polo-neck sweaters and jeans. They tape two songs, “Twist and Shout,” which is broadcast later the same day, and “She Loves You,” which will be broadcast on August 19. Recording is at the Granada TV Centre in Manchester. After the taping, The Beatles return to Llandudno in North Wales for the evening’s performances.

1964 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Recording songs for their fourth album (“Beatles For Sale”). “I’m a Loser” is recorded in eight takes, and “Mr. Moonlight” is recorded in four takes. The Beatles also record five takes of “Leave My Kitten Alone,” but they are unhappy with the results and abandon the song. “The Beatles Anthology 1″ includes a combination of Takes 1 and 4 of “Mr. Moonlight” and the completed Take 5 of “Leave My Kitten Alone” (Disc 2, Tracks 21-22).

1965 – The Beatles tape an appearance for CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Recording at Studio 50, New York City, New York.

1966 – The Beatles perform a concert at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The show is interrupted when 2,500 fans flood onto the field where The Beatles are playing. A Longview, Texas, radio station sponsors a public bonfire for Beatles records. The station is knocked off the air when it is struck by a bolt of lightning.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. “Yer Blues” is brought nearly to completion with the recording of a second John Lennon lead vocal. Then recording begins for “What’s the New Mary Jane” (4 takes). This song is very nearly included on “The Beatles,” but is cut at the last minute. John and George are the only Beatles who perform on the song, and John is the only singer. But Yoko Ono and Mal Evans join John and George in making the recordings. The recording from this session was released on “The Beatles Anthology 3″ (Disc one, Track 22).

1978 – The Beatles’ single “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – With A Little Help From My Friends/A Day in the Life” (Capitol 4612) is released in the U.S. Songs not previously released as a single.

1979 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ single “Arrow Through Me/Old Siam, Sir” (Columbia 3-11070) is released in the U.S.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Casbah Coffee Club, West Derby, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, and a nighttime show at the Majestic Ballroom, Crewe, Cheshire.

1963 – The Beatles’ Parlophone EP “Twist and Shout” reaches sales of 250,000 copies, making it the first EP to earn a silver disc. The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.

1965 – The Beatles arrive at Kennedy International Airport for a tour of North America. The Beatles’ soundtrack album “Help!” (Capitol SMAS-2386) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Help!,” “The Night Before,” “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” “I Need You,” “Another Girl,” “Ticket to Ride,” and “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl.” The remainder of the album is filled with orchestral instrumentals from the movie soundtrack. 44 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, during their final American tour.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles set about making a second re-make of “Sexy Sadie” (8 takes). Then recording begins for “Yer Blues” (14 takes).

1971 – Paul and Linda McCartney’s single “Back Seat of My Car/Heart of the Country” (Apple R-5914) is released in the U.K.

1960 – Pete Best auditions to become The Silver Beatles’ drummer. He is asked to travel to Hamburg with them as their new drummer. Before leaving for Hamburg, The Silver Beatles change their name to simply, The Beatles.

1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool.

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

1963 – The Beatles perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. This is the first of a six-night engagement at this venue.

1966 – The Beatles perform two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois.

1968 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. George’s lead vocal for “Not Guilty” is recorded. The song is mixed into mono and is shelved until the “Anthology” series is released. It appears on “The Beatles Anthology 3″ (Disc one, Track 18).

1997 – Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band’s album “Ringo Starr and His Third All-Starr Band” (Blockbuster Exclusive 00010-52451) is released in the U.S. Recorded live performance from June 27, 1995, in Tokyo, Japan. Members of the band, besides Ringo, are John Entwistle, Billy Preston, Mark Farner, Randy Bachman, Felix Cavaliere, Zak Starkey, and Mark Rivera. Ringo sings the songs “Don’t Go Where the Road Don’t Go,” “I Wanna Be Your Man,” “It Don’t Come Easy,” “Boys,” “You’re Sixteen,” and “Yellow Submarine.” Other songs: “Locomotion,” “Nothin’ From Nothin,’” “No Sugar Tonight,” “People Gotta Be Free,” “Boris the Spider,” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet.

1961 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at the Odd Spot Club, Liverpool.

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

1964 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. Works begins on The Beatles’ fourth album (to be titled “Beatles For Sale”). They begin and complete recording of the track “Baby’s in Black,” in 14 takes of the full song and 13 additional takes of the guitar intro. The Beatles’ first feature film, “A Hard Day’s Night,” opens in the U.S. It is a big hit with fans, and critics give it very favorable reviews.

1966 – John Lennon, at a press conference in Chicago, makes a nervous apology/explanation for his ‘Beatles bigger than Jesus’ remarks.

1969 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studios Two and Three, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. John, Paul, and George record the “She’s So Heavy” harmony vocals for “I Want You (She’s So Heavy).” Then backing vocals are overdubbed for “Oh! Darling” and ‘Here Comes the Sun.”

1963 – `Please Please Me’ LP number 1, 14th week (UK `Record Retailer’ chart).

1964 – US release of 4 singles by Vee Jay, using all its Beatles catalogue: `Do You Want to Know a Secret’/`Thank You Girl’; `Please Please Me’/`From Me to You’; `Love Me Do’/`P.S. I Love You’; `Twist and Shout’/`There’s a Place’. Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (Single) Please Please Me / From Me to You (Single) Twist and Shout / There’s a Place (Single) Do You Want to Know a Secret? / Thank You Girl (Single)

1966 – `Yellow Submarine’ number 1 [?], entering the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart). `Eleanor Rigby’ number 2, entering the ranking (UK New Musical Express chart).

1968 – All 4 Beatles, Yoko and Stan Gortikov, USA’s Capitol president, lunch at the Ritz Hotel, London. John and Yoko take Gortikov to see the play `Halfway Up The Tree’ at the Queen’s Theatre.

1972 – Evening: Paul’s concert at the Scandinavian Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden. Paul, Linda and Denny Seiwell are arrested for possession of marijuana.

1983 – Studio 2. Show `The Beatles At Abbey Road’.

1985 – Michael Jackson buys ATV music for 47.5 million dollars, becoming the owner of the Northern Songs catalogue.