July 4, 2002
On this day in 2002, George Harrison’s “attacker”, the man who assaulted and nearly killed Harrison, was given a conditional release by a Mental Health [...]
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March 27, 1979
On this day in 1979, Eric Clapton married Pattie Boyd. Clapton had been in love with Boyd since the late sixties, but Boyd was then married to Clapton’s best friend, [...]
January 30, 1969
Today in 1969, The Beatles played a lunch-time gig on top of the Apple Building in London. It would be their last show. The performance lasted just longer than 40 minutes, [...]
January 19, 1971
On this day in 1971, prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi played a recording of The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’ at Charles Manson’s murder trial. Bugliosi trying to [...]
October 7, 1967
On this day in 1967, promoter Sid Bernstein, who had helped promote The Beatles at their first two Shea Stadium concerts, offered one million dollars to the group, who was [...]
September 14, 2007
On this day in 2007, The Beatles-inspired movie Across The Universe premiered at the Toronto International Film [...]
August 27, 1965
Today in 1965, The Beatles met Elvis Presley at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, introduced the two, after which an [...]
August 22, 1968
Today in 1968, Ringo Starr quit The Beatles. Relations in the band were growing tense while recording the White Album. The group dynamic was wearing thin – at times, only [...]
June 3, 1964
On this day in 1964, Ringo Starr collapsed during a photo shoot for The Saturday Evening Post. Starr was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with tonsillitis [...]
May 7, 1967
On this day in 1967, Jimi Hendrix was on his first European tour when he performed at Brian Epstein’s Saville Theatre in London. In the audience was Brian Jones, Ringo [...]