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1964 (Apr 11) – Beatles Have 14 Songs on Billboard’s Hot 100

04/11/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles set a new chart record when they had 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The songs ranged from ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ at No.1 to ‘Love Me Do’ at No. 81.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

04/11/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1969 (Apr 11) – ‘Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down’ Release

04/11/2025 @ All Day – ‘Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down’ released in the UK.

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1991 (Apr 11) – Ringo Appears on ‘The Simpsons’

04/11/2025 @ All Day – Ringo Starr appears on the Season 2 episode of The Simpsons. The episode is entitled ‘Brush With Greatness’.

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2010 (Apr 12) – Vatican ‘Forgives’ John Lennon

04/12/2025 @ All Day – The Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Ramano published a story praising The Beatles and saying that it forgave John Lennon for his 1966 comment that the group was ‘bigger than Jesus.’ Lennon told a British newspaper in 1966 – at the height of Beatlemania – that he did not know which would die out first, Christianity […]

1954 (Apr 12) – ‘Rock Around The Clock’ Recorded

04/12/2025 @ All Day – Bill Haley recorded ‘Rock Around the Clock’ at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. Considered by many to be the song that put rock and roll on the map around the world. The song was used over the opening titles for the film ‘Blackboard Jungle’, and went on to be a world-wide No.1 and […]

2007 (Apr 12) – Apple Corps Settles Lawsuit With EMI

04/12/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles company, Apple Corps, settled a £30 million ($59.2 million) royalties dispute with the band’s label, EMI. The suit alleged unpaid royalties on Beatles albums based on an audit of sales between 1994 and 1999, a period which included the release of three Anthology compilations. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

1968 (Apr 12) – John & George Leave India

04/12/2025 @ All Day – John Lennon, George Harrison and their wives left the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India two weeks before their study was complete. Ringo and Paul had already left. Reasons for their sudden departure have never been released. While at the Delhi airport, John writes ‘Sexy Sadie’ about the Maharishi.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

04/12/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1990 (Apr 12) – The Beatles Have Asteroids Named After Them

04/12/2025 @ All Day – The Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Centre announced that Asteroids 4147-4150, would be named Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr after the four members of The Beatles.

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