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The Beatles' publishing company, Northern Songs, is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The Beatles release "Eight Days a Week." The title was originally going to be used for their movie that became Help!

The Beatles land their seventh #1 hit in America with "Eight Days A Week."

In the Bahamas, The Beatles wrap up filming on their second movie, Help!.

The Beatles win their first Grammy Awards, taking Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for "A Hard Day's Night." Record of the Year goes to "The Girl From Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto.

How's this for a lineup: At the annual New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert in London, performers include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, The Moody Blues, Tom Jones, Them, Donovan, The Seekers and Cilla Black.

"Ticket To Ride" becomes The Beatles' eighth #1 US single.

The Beatles log a productive session at Abbey Road studios, with Paul McCartney laying down vocals and acoustic guitar for "Yesterday" (a string section is overdubbed later), and the group completing the songs "I've Just Seen a Face" and "I'm Down."

Some MBE (Members of the British Empire) recipients return their awards in protest when it is announced that The Beatles will be honored with the award. The group is generally mystified, but their older relatives seem thrilled, so they accept the awards at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.

The Beatles' second movie, Help!, premieres in London at the Pavilion Theatre, with none other than the Queen attending. Later, manager Brian Epstein and the group attend a post-premiere reception at the Dorchester Hotel.

The Beatles release "Help!" in the US, backed with "I'm Down." It becomes their ninth #1 hit.

Elvis Presley meets The Beatles for the first time when the Fab 4 are brought to The King's Los Angeles mansion. They hang out, talk music and have a little jam session. John Lennon would later say, "If it hadn't been for him, The Beatles would be nothing."

The Beatles play Shea Stadium in New York - home of The Mets - marking the first time a rock band headlines a stadium in America. With Beatlemania in full force, the screaming girls drown out the band in a less-than-intimate, but very memorable performance in front of a sold-out crowd of 56,000.More

The Beatles release the album Help! in the US. Along with the title track, it includes the hit "Ticket To Ride."

The cartoon The Beatles, starring animated versions of the Fab 4 (and soundalike voiceover artists), debuts on ABC. The show lasts three seasons.

The Beatles release "Yesterday" in the US. An acoustic Paul McCartney composition with a melody that appeared to him in a dream, it becomes their 10th #1 hit.

The Beatles' Help! album hits #1 in America and stays for nine weeks.

The Beatles are awarded Members of the British Empire (MBE) medals from Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. John Lennon claims they smoked marijuana in the bathroom before receiving the awards, although George Harrison said it was just tobacco. Harrison and Paul McCartney put the awards on their jackets for the Sgt. Pepper album cover; Lennon sends his back in 1969.

The Beatles' "Yesterday" hits #1 for the first of two weeks. Paul McCartney is the only group member to play on the track; he's augmented by a string section. The melody came to him in a dream.

London's famed department store, Harrods, opens for The Beatles for two hours after closing time in order to allow the members of the group to do their Christmas shopping.

The Beatles pull an all-nigher at Abbey Road Studios to complete work on their Rubber Soul album. They finish up the songs "You Won't See Me," "Girl," "Wait," and "I'm Looking Through You."

Alf Lennon, John's estranged father, releases "That's My Life (My Love And My Home)," a single designed to ride the coattails of John's success and his recent song "In My Life." John Lennon instructs manager Brian Epstein to make sure it is blackballed in the UK.

The Beatles release the album Rubber Soul in the US. Songs include "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Michelle" and "I'm Looking Through You."

The Beatles release "We Can Work It Out," with "Day Tripper" on the flip side.

George Harrison marries Pattie Boyd in Surrey, England, with Paul McCartney as best man. The couple met on the set of The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night. Eric Clapton would later fall in love with Pattie, inspiring the song "Layla."

Rubber Soul becomes The Beatles' seventh #1 US album. It stays at the top for six weeks.

The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, where The Beatles performed regularly from 1961-1963, closes. It re-opens a few months later as more of a tourist attraction, complete with souvenir shop.

The Beatles show up for a photo shoot with photographer Robert Whitaker, who has butcher smocks, doll parts and raw meat waiting for them. The shoot results in their "butcher cover" photo used on the Yesterday And Today album before it is recalled.

The Beatles continue work on their Revolver album, with Ringo adding cowbell to "Taxman" and George Harrison putting sitar on "Tomorrow Never Knows."

The Beatles record their whimsical hit "Yellow Submarine," primarily written by Paul McCartney.