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

1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night, they perform at the Kingsway Club in Southport.

1963 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “From Me to You” just five days after John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song. Originally intended for the B-side of their second single, it is switched to the A-side with “Thank You Girl” on the B-side. They record “From Me to You” (13 takes) and “Thank You Little Girl” later changed to “Thank You Girl,” (13 takes). The Beatles record “The One After 909″ (5 takes) but none are considered good enough for release. The takes are shelved and remained unissued until “Anthology I” which includes a sequence of incomplete takes of “One After 909″ and a complete version of the song pieced together from the partial takes (Disc 1, Tracks 25-26).

1964 – The Beatles continue filming for “A Hard Day’s Night” (as yet untitled), aboard a train, this time headed to Taunton and back.

1970 – The Beatles’ promotional film for “Let It Be” is broadcast on U.K. television, on the program “Top of the Pops.” Ringo Starr is in the recording studio, Morgan Studios, London, recording songs for his “Sentimental Journey” album: “Whispering Grass” and “Bye-Bye Blackbird.” For “Blackbird” he uses an arrangement written by Bee Gee Maurice Gibb.

1990 – The Beatles single “Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)” (Parlophone RP-5833) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary release. Released as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

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

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

1963 – The Beatles perform a nighttime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. The supporting act is Lee Curtis & the All-Stars, the group for which Pete Best is drummer. This is the last time that any of The Beatles will see Pete Best in person.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. John’s song “You’re Going To Lose That Girl” is recorded in one day (two basic takes plus overdubs). An unsuccessful attempt is made on March 30 to improve the song, and the track completed this day is the one released on the “Help!” album.

1970 – The Plastic Ono Band appear on “Top of the Pops,” in a pre-taped performance of “Instant Karma!

1971 – Paul McCartney’s single “Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why” (Apple R-5889) is released in the U.K.

1977 – Ringo Starr (with Paul Williams) is a guest presenter at the Grammy Awards ceremony in the U.S.

1990 – John Lennon posthumous compilation album “The John Lennon Collection” (Capitol C2-91516) is released on CD in the U.S. Adds four songs not on the vinyl LP version: “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” “Stand by Me,” “Move Over Ms. L,” and “Cold Turkey.

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1961 – The Beatles perform at St. John’s Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool.

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

1963 – The Beatles tape an appearance for ABC Television’s “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” which was the most influential British pop program at the time. The Beatles ‘play’ a lip-sync performance of “Please Please Me.” The show is broadcast on February 23.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “The Night Before” (2 takes) and “You Like Me Too Much” (8 takes). The Beatles are awarded the Carl-Alan Award for Best Group of 1964.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording begins for “Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite.” John’s lyrics for this song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place near Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on January 31, while The Beatles were on location for the filming of the “Strawberry Fields Forever” promotional film. Seven takes are recorded of the rhythm track for “Kite,” and John then adds vocal overdubs. George Martin plays harmonium. “The Beatles Anthology 2″ includes the incomplete takes 1 and 2 (Disc two, Track and the completed take 7, with ending tape effects completed on Feb. 20 added onto the end (Disc two, Track 9). The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Parlophone R 5570) is release in the U.K.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Sheffield.

1975 – John Lennon’s album “Rock ‘n’ Roll” (Apple SK-3419) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Be-Bop-a-Lula,” “Stand By Me,” “Rip It Up/Ready Teddy,” “You Can’t Catch Me,” “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Do You Want to Dance,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Slippin’ and Slidin’,” “Peggy Sue,” “Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin’,” “Bony Maronie,” “Ya Ya,” and “Just Because.”

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool, and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform at Technical College Hall in Birkenhead and at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey.

1963 – The Beatles perform at Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford, Oxfordshire.

1964 – The Beatles’ second live appearance on U.S. television, on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” exactly one week after the first. Before an audience of 3,500 at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, The Beatles perform “She Loves You,” “This Boy,” “All My Loving,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” “From Me to You,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” 70-75 million viewers tuned in. The show is re-broadcast on September 20.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. “I Need You” is completed with overdubs of George’s vocal, cowbell, and tone-pedal guitar. “Another Girl” is completed with the overdubbing of a guitar part. Then “Yes It Is” is begun and completed in 14 takes. Take 2 of “Yes It Is,” with the ending from the master version, is included on “The Beatles Anthology 2″ (Disc one, Track 2).

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Three, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording vocal and bass overdubs for “Good Morning Good Morning.” “The Beatles Anthology 2″ includes this day’s completed version of the song, before animal sounds, horns, and other additional instruments are overdubbed (Disc two, Track 6). The Beatles’ promotional videos for “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” are broadcast on U.K. television, on the BBC program “Top of the Pops.” “Penny Lane” is repeated on February 23 and “Strawberry Fields Forever” is repeated on March 2.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Leeds Town Hall.

1979 – George Harrison’s album “George Harrison” (Dark Horse K 56562) is released in the U.K. Tracks: “Love Comes to Everyone,” “Not Guilty,” “Here Comes the Moon,” “Soft Hearted Hana,” “Blow Away,” “Faster,” “Dark Sweet Lady,” “Your Love is Forever,” “Soft Touch,” and “If You Believe.” George Harrison’s single “Blow Away/Soft Touch” (Dark Horse K 17327) is released in the U.K.

1987 – The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Parlophone RP 5570) is re-released in the U.K. 20th anniversary reissue. Issued as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

1961 – The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, and at Hambleton Hall, Huyton, Liverpool.

1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they perform before an audience of 3,500 at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey. Sharing the bill with The Beatles is Terry Lightfoot and his New Orleans Jazz Band.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Ritz Ballroom, Birmingham.

1964 – The Beatles give an interview by telephone to Dick Clark during the ABC-TV show “American Bandstand.” That afternoon they rehearse at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, for their second live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.

1965 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording “Ticket to Ride,” “Another Girl,” and “I Need You.” “Ticket to Ride” is completed, but the other two songs require overdubs, which are done the following day. The Beatles’ single “Eight Days a Week/I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party” (Capitol 5371). 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1968 – John Lennon and George Harrison, with their wives Cynthia and Patti, travel to Rishikesh, India, to study Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi. Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, and Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen, follow on the 19th.

1971 – George Harrison’s single “What Is Life/Apple Scruffs” (Apple 1828) is released in the U.S.

1974 – Paul McCartney and Wings’ single “Jet/Let Me Roll It” (Apple R-5996) is released in the U.K.

1988 – George Harrison publishes a limited edition book titled “Songs by George Harrison,” available only by mail order. Each is individually autographed and the buyer had a choice of a 7″ single or 5″ CD of unreleased songs.

1961 – The Beatles perform at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool, and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool. Advertisements for the Cassanova Club appearance credited The Beatles as the originators of a foot-stomping dance called “The Atom Beat.” At Litherland Town Hall, while The Beatles are presenting a Valentine’s Day show, Paul McCartney sings Elvis Presley’s “Wooden Heart,” and is wearing an actual wooden heart pinned to his coat, covered with satin and embroidered with the names “John,” “Paul,” “George,” and “Pete.” The heart is raffled off, and the winner also gets a kiss from Paul. When the winning girl goes on stage to get her prize and kiss, dozens of other girls follow her, squealing in an early display of “Beatlemania.” John is knocked to the floor and the club’s bouncers close the curtain and stop the show until order has been restored. In 1996, a 35-second colour, soundless film of The Beatles performing at the Cassanova Club on this day is discovered by the son of the fan who filmed it.

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

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Locarno Ballroom, Liverpool. This is a St. Valentine’s Day dance.

1964 – The Beatles rehearse for their second live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” at the Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, recording overdubs for “Only a Northern Song,” including two George Harrison lead vocals.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Lancaster. John and Yoko serve as guest hosts for “The Mike Douglas Show,” a U.S. television program, for the week of Feb. 14-18.

1979 – George Harrison’s album “George Harrison” (Dark Horse DHK-3255) is released in the U.S. Tracks: “Love Comes to Everyone,” “Not Guilty,” “Here Comes the Moon,” “Soft Hearted Hana,” “Blow Away,” “Faster,” “Dark Sweet Lady,” “Your Love is Forever,” “Soft Touch,” and “If You Believe.” George Harrison’s single “Blow Away/Soft Hearted Hana” (Dark Horse DRC-8763) is released in the U.S.

1962 – Brian Epstein and George Martin meet for the first time to discuss a recording contract with the Parlophone label. Brian Epstein played Martin some 78 rpm records made from The Beatles’ Decca audition tapes. Martin expresses some interest though it would be nearly three months before he contacts Epstein. The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool.

1963 – The Beatles perform at the Majestic Ballroom in Hull.

1964 – The Beatles fly from New York to Miami Beach, Florida, for their second live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” to be broadcast from the Deauville Hotel.

1967 – The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London. The Beatles record “Only A Northern Song,” but the song would not be completed until April 20 and would not be released until its inclusion on the “Yellow Submarine” album in 1969. George Harrison, not having a name for the song, used “Not Known” as the working title. The Beatles record nine takes of the basic rhythm track. The Beatles single “Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane” (Capitol 5810) is released in the U.S. 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest chart position: No.1.

1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings performs at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

1995 – The Beatles single “Baby It’s You/I’ll Follow the Sun/Devil in Her Heart/Boys” (Parlophone/Apple R 6406) is released in the U.K. Highest U.K. chart position is No.7.