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John Lennon and several of his friends played in a British band called the Quarrymen
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The Beatles started in Liverpool
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Their first single was "Love Me Do"
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"Please Please Me", reached the number 1 position on the Britsh charts
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They first came to the United States
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About 74 million viewers watched the Beatles on American TV
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The beatles stopped touring and playing live music
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The Beatles broke up become of the pressures of fame