Tag: The Beatles
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The Beatles departed from London’s Heathrow Airport, destined for America, with 4,000 jubilant fans waving and screaming as the aircraft took off. February 7, 1964.
Image: The Beatles arriving in New York, 7 February 1964. (Public Domain) On this day in history, February 7, 1964, the British singing group, the Beatles, departed from London’s Heathrow Airport with 4,000 jubilant fans waving and screaming as the aircraft took off. Upon landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, a boisterous crowd…
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History Daily: August 16
BABE RUTH DIES Image: Ruth at Yankee Stadium prior to the Yankees’ retirement of his jersey number. (Wikimedia Commons.) On August 16, 1948, baseball icon George Herman “Babe” Ruth died from cancer in New York City. Following his death, his body lay in state at Yankee Stadium, and thousands of people paid their last respects. He was…
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