A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BEATLES

1957	The Quarry Men perform at St. Peter's Church Garden Fete. John and Paul meet and the pair find out that they have similar pop idol interests: "Paul, what kind of music do you like?" asked John. "Well I used to like Lonnie Donnegan but now that skiffle is fading out I love the music of Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochrane, Gene Vincent, Little Richard..." "Hey," John interrupted,  "they're all the people I'm into."
1957	The Quarry Men perform at a Garden Fete held at St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool. After an outside performance on a makeshift stage in a field behind the church, The Quarry Men begin setting up their instruments in the church hall for an evening dance; they are scheduled to play alternating sets with the George Edwards Band. A 15-year-old friend of Ivan Vaughan, Paul McCartney, had arrived during the afternoon performance, and he had been impressed with John Lennon's stage presence. Paul is introduced to John by Ivan as The Quarry Men are setting up for their evening performance. John is a bit drunk. Paul, eager to impress John, picks up a guitar and plays versions of the recent hits "Twenty Flight Rock" (Eddie Cochran) and "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Gene Vincent). John is indeed impressed, and even more so when Paul writes down the lyrics for him, which John has trouble remembering. The best bit comes when Paul shows John and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars, something they'd been paying someone else to do for them. John recognizes Paul's talent right away, and he realizes that The Quarry Men need Paul to strengthen them, even though it might cost John his position of dominance in the group. But since making music is John's chief concern, he decides to invite Paul to join The Quarry Men.[Note:an alternate source states that the songs Paul played on this occasion were "Long Tall Sally"and"Tutti Frutti"].
1961	Bill Harry publishes "The Mersey Beat" newspaper. John Lennon would give the publisher an interview on how the name "Beatles" came about: "Many people ask what are Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles? How did the name arrive? So we will tell you. It came in a vision - a man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them, 'From this day on you are Beatles with an "A"'. 'Thank you Mister Man', they said, thanking him. And so they were Beatles."
1962	The Beatles perform on board MV 'Royal Iris' on the River Mersey. Another "Riverboat Shuffle" put on by the Cavern Club. Once again, they share the bill with Acker Bilk, whose single "Stranger On The Shore" remains in the Top Ten six months after its release. Sometime that evening, Bilk gives each of The Beatles (John, Paul, George, and Pete) a black bowler hat, his trademark.
1963	The Beatles perform at (Victory) Memorial Hall, Northwich. Before their appearance, The Beatles attended the annual Northwich Carnival, causing a lot of commotion. Paul McCartney personally crowned the new carnival queen.
1964	US release of single "Ain't She Sweet/Nobody's Child" (Atco). 9 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #19.
1964	All four Beatles attend the London premiere of their first feature film, "A Hard Day's Night". The movie is an instant success with fans and critics alike.
1967	Release in Sweden of Beatles single "All You Need Is Love/Baby, You're a Rich Man" (Parlophone). Ten weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #1.
1984	The Beatles' first movie, "A Hard Day's Night", is released in the US on videocassette and video laser disc.
1987	UK re-release of Beatles single "All You Need Is Love/Baby You're a Rich Man" (Parlophone). 20th anniversary issue. Released as a regular vinyl single and also as a picture disc, and also as a cassette single. First Beatles single released in the cassette format. A 12-inch vinyl single was also released this date.