March 17
2008 (Mar 17) - Heather Mills Awarded $47 Million in Divorce |
 Heather Mills is awarded about $47 million in her divorce from Paul McCartney. It is substantially more than the $32 million originally offered by Paul. Throughout the ordeal, Mills is vilified in the British press as being a ‘gold digger’ and ‘opportunistic’.
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2013 (Mar 17) - John & George Honored at Apple Boutique Site |
John Lennon and George Harrison were honoured with a blue plaque at the site of the former Apple Boutique in a ceremony in London held at at 94 Baker Street. The new plaque reads “John Lennon, M.B.E., 1940-1980, and George Harrison, M.B.E., 1943-2001, worked here.” |
March 18
1967 (Mar 18) - Beatles 13th #1 US Single |
The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 single with ‘Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever’. The song’s title is derived from the name of a street near Lennon’s house, in Liverpool. McCartney and Lennon would meet at Penny Lane junction in the Mossley Hill area to catch a bus into the centre of the city. |
1968 (Mar 18) - 'Lady Madonna/The Inner Light' Releasedin US |
2008 (Mar 18) - Judge Rules on Heather Mills Divorce Evidence |
 Heather Mills’ evidence in her divorce case with Sir Paul McCartney was ‘inconsistent, inaccurate’ and ‘less than candid’, according to judge Mr Justice Bennett’s. His High Court ruling was revealed in full after Ms Mills was told she could not appeal against its publication. The full ruling was published a day after she was awarded £24.3m at the High Court in London. Mills was awarded £3.2m per year for herself and the couple’s daughter Beatrice, £8m for a home in London and £3m to purchase a home in New York. The judge found the total value of Sir Paul’s assets was about £400m. Ms Mills had sought £125m and been offered £15.8m.
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March 19
1964 (Mar 19) - Beatles Are 'Show Business Personalities of the Year' |
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1970 (Mar 19) - 'Let It Be' Clip Shown on 'Top of the Pops' |
1996 (Mar 19) - Second Beatles Anthology Released |
 The second Beatles Anthology series was released. The album featured ‘Real Love’, a track the remaining members of the Beatles recorded using an old demo track of John Lennon’s. The song was first recorded by Lennon in 1977 with a handheld tape recorder on his piano at home. It originated as part of an unfinished stage play that Lennon was working on at the time entitled ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko.’ |
March 20
1964 (Mar 20) - Beatles Appear on 'Ready Steady Go!' |
The Beatles appeared live on the UK television program Ready Steady Go!, miming to ‘It Won’t Be Long’, ‘You Can’t Do That’, and ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’. They were also presented with a special award from US magazine Billboard, in recognition of The Beatles having the top three singles on the chart simultaneously. |
1964 (Mar 20) - UK Release of 'Can't Buy Me Love/You Can't Do That' |
UK Release of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That’ |
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