1960s Timeline

Mar. 23, 1964 - On sale in U.S. record stores today is the latest single by the Beatles, “Do You Want to Know a Secret.” The B-side is...

Mar. 21, 1964 - Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “She Loves You,” a recording by The Beatles. The single was released in...

Mar. 16, 1964 - On sale today is the Beatles’ new single, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” The B-side is “You Can’t Do That.” While in Paris for a...

Mar. 8, 1964 - “The Beverly Hillbillies,” which had been the top-rated television show for two seasons, slipped downhill in the latest...

Mar. 2, 1964 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is the latest single by the Beatles, “Twist and Shout.” The B-side is “There’s a...

Dec. 26, 1963 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” a single by the English rock band The Beatles. The...

Dec. 25, 1963 - Something culturally significant seems to be happening in a disused fruit cellar in Liverpool, England. The place is...

Dec. 18, 1963 - American television is showing a growing interest in the Beatles, Britain’s popular rock ’n’ roll group. A film feature...

Dec. 15, 1963 - The Beatles, who have been described as Elvis Presley multiplied by four, will journey from their native England early...

Nov. 4, 1963 - The Beatles peformed tonight at the Royal Variety Performance, a televised charity event held annually in the U.K. to...

Nov. 4, 1963 - “Beatlemania,”a new form of madness, is striking everywhere in Britain, and tonight the Queen Mother herself confronted...

Sept. 16, 1963 - On sale today is “She Loves You,” a new single by The Beatles, a rock ’n’ roll group from Liverpool, England....

May 27, 1963 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is “From Me to You,” the latest single from the British rock ’n’ roll group The...

Oct. 27, 1962 - The Beatles were interviewed today by Monty Lister for Radio Clatterbridge prior to their fourth appearance at the Hulme...

Oct. 5, 1962 - The Beatles, an English rock ‘n’ roll band formed in Liverpool two years ago, released their first single today on the...