1966

Live: Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis

The eighth date of The Beatles' final tour took place at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, where they performed two concerts.

Live: Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Boston

The seventh date of The Beatles' final tour took place at the Suffolk Downs Racetrack in Boston, Massachusetts, where they gave one concert before 25,000 people.

Live: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada

The sixth date of The Beatles' final tour took place at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. It was their only Canadian stop on the tour.

Live: John F Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia

The fifth date of The Beatles' final tour took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they performed one concert before around 20,000 people at the John F Kennedy Stadium.

Live: DC Stadium, Washington, DC

The fourth date of The Beatles' final tour took place in Washington, DC, where they performed one concert before 32,164 people at the DC Stadium.

Live: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

The third date of The Beatles' final tour took place in Cleveland, Ohio, where they performed once concert before 20,000 people.

KLUE radio, Texas, is struck by lightning

The day after it organised a public burning of The Beatles' music and memorabilia, radio station KLUE of Longview, Texas was struck by lightning.

KLUE radio in Texas organises a public Beatles bonfire

The controversy over John Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" comments had been growing since late July. A public bonfire was on this day organised by the radio station KLUE in Longview, Texas.

Live: Olympia Stadium, Detroit

The second date of The Beatles' final North American tour saw them perform two shows, at 2pm and 7pm, before a total of 28,000 fans at Detroit's Olympia Stadium. They had previously performed at the venue on 6 September 1964.

Live: International Amphitheatre, Chicago

The Beatles began their 14-date final tour with a concert at Chicago's International Amphitheater, a venue they had previously played in September 1964.

Press conference: Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago

The day after their arrival in America for their final US tour, The Beatles held a second press conference at the Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago. Inevitably it was dominated with questions about John Lennon's comments that The Beatles' were "more popular than Jesus".

Travel: London to Chicago

The day before their final US tour began, The Beatles flew from London Airport to America.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation bans The Beatles' music

In the wake of John Lennon's comments that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus", the South African Broadcasting Corporation issued a band on The Beatles' records.

US album release: Revolver

Revolver, The Beatles' 11th Capitol Records long player, was issued on this day, three days after its UK release on Parlophone.

US single release: Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine

Three days after its UK release, Beatles fans in the United States were able to buy the group's double a-side single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine.

Brian Epstein holds a press conference

In an attempt to defuse the controversy surrounding John Lennon's comments that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus", the group's manager Brian Epstein held a special press conference.

Radio: The Lennon And McCartney Songbook

John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave interviews on this day for a one-hour BBC radio show titled The Lennon And McCartney Songbook.

UK album release: Revolver

On the same day that The Beatles released their double a-side single Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine, their seventh UK LP - Revolver was also issued.

UK single release: Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine

On the same day that The Beatles' album Revolver was issued, Parlophone released the Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine single in the United Kingdom.

George and Pattie Harrison holiday in Devon

Keen to enjoy a holiday before The Beatles left England for their final US tour, George and Pattie Harrison left London for a break in Devon.