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The Quarrymen change their name to the Silver Beetles
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The Silver Beetles change their name to the Beatles
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The Beatles sign a 1-year contract with Kaempfert
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Lennon's 21st birthday. He and McCartney celebrate by buying bowler hats and hitchhiking to Paris
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The Beatles sign a contract to make Epstein their manager
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The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Beatles and their wives go to Bangor, Wales to attend a seminar by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Epstein found dead in his London home. After hearing the news, the Beatles leave the seminar
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The Beatles released
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The Beatles give their final public performance on the rooftop of the Apple offices on Savile Row. They play nine songs in forty two minutes, including repeats of three songs
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Lennon is shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman
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Harrison dies of cancer in Los Angeles
