| Oct 1962 | Beatles UK debut 'Love Me Do' enters charts at number 27 |
| Feb 1963 | 'Please Please Me' album recorded in a single day |
| Jul 1963 | Ringo Starr writes 'Don't Pass Me By'. Other Beatles 'laugh' upon hearing composition |
| Nov 1963 | Film of UK 'Beatlemania' shown on American Television |
| Feb 1964 | Beatles play Carnegie Hall concert |
| Feb 1964 | Beatles appear on 'Ed Sullivan' and receive good will message from Col Tom Parker |
| Jun 1964 | Beatles Tour Australia |
| Jul 1964 | 'A Hard Days Night' film premieres |
| Aug 1964 | Coast to Coast American tour begins |
| Nov 1964 | Ringo has his tonsils removed |
| Apr 1965 | 'Eight Arms To Hold You' renamed 'Help' |
| Aug 1965 | Elvis 'Meets' The Beatles |
| Oct 1965 | All four Beatles receive MBE Honours from the Queen |
| Jun 1966 | Paul falls off moped and breaks a tooth |
| Jun 1966 | Beatles return to Hamburg |
| Sep 1966 | Paul & George meet Brian and Carl Wilson and hear dub of 'Good Vibrations' |
| Oct 1966 | John Lennon in Spain filming for 'How I Won The War' movie |
| Feb 1967 | 'Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane' beaten to UK number one by Englebert Humperdinck |
| Jul 1967 | 'All You Need Is Love' broadcast to a worldwide audience of 600 million for BBC TV-Special |
| Sep 1967 | Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies age 32 |
| Dec 1967 | 'Magical Mystery Tour' panned by UK critics following broadcast of TV Movie |
| Jul 1968 | 'Yellow Submarine' cartoon movie premieres |
| Aug 1968 | Beatles own label 'Apple Records' launched |
| Mar 1969 | Paul marries Linda Eastman |
| Mar 1969 | John marries Yoko |
| Nov 1969 | 'Something' becomes first George Harrison Beatles 'A-Side' |
| Dec 1969 | Plastic Ono Band make UK Live debut |
| May 1970 | 'Let It Be' album follows news of Beatles split |