On this date in 1962, the Beatles went to EMI House in London to the ground floor studio, where they recorded a spot for the Radio Luxembourg program “The Friday Spectacular“.

On this date in 1963, a US-TV crew filmed the Beatles during a concert at the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth.

On this date in 1964, the Beatles tape a performance for BBC-TV’s “Top Of The Pops” program at Riverside Studios in London.

On this date in 1965, George Martin worked on the running order for the songs on the album, “Rubber Soul“.

On this date in 1973, Apple Records released the John Lennon album, “Mind Games“, and the single, “Mind Games“/”Meat City“, in the UK.

On this date in 1974, both the John Lennon album, “Walls and Bridges“, and the single from the album, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night“, hit #1 on Billboard’s charts in the United States. Also on this date, John Lennon attended an Elton John concert at the Boston Gardens.

On this date in 1979, Parlophone Records released the Paul McCartney single, “Wonderful Christmastime” / “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reggae“, in the UK.

On this date in 1987, the first 26 episodes of “Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends“, featuring Ringo Starr as the narrator, were released on home video in the UK.

On this date in 1991, Paul McCartney and a full orchestra held a dress rehearsal for Paul’s “Liverpool Oratorio“, at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

On this date in 1995, billboards began popping up all over England to promote the upcoming “Beatles Anthology“.