The Beatles were a hugely popular and influential rock band formed in Liverpool in the 1960s. They produced innovative music and films that defined the era. Some key events included their rise to fame in the UK and US in the early 1960s, landmark albums like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and their breakup in 1970 after years of global success and acclaim. Their timeless songs and cultural impact ensured the band's legend would live on even after the members pursued solo careers.

1. Music is the greatest thing
which connects people all
over the world. It hasn’t
nationality or citizenship.
It’s a common human

2. By Tukila Karina

3. The
BeaTles
Who are they?

4. Some may say that they are four
young long-haired hooligans
singing primitive rock’n’roll tunes

5. The others may put them in the same
rank with the greatest composers, such
as Mozart, Beethoven and Bach

6. Still the others
may call them
outstanding
pacifists,
philosophers
and optimists

7. They are four boys from
Liverpool, who decided to
play and sing together.

8. 15 years of joint life and
work, several concerts at the
greatest TV-studios,
concert-halls and stadiums
of the World, some more
than 200 songs and…

9. …and the super-
popularity which
doesn’t fade
away after so
many years…

14. Rebels and idols, clowns and villains, magicians, quarrelers and spiritual leaders.
Rebels and
idols, clowns
and villains,
magicians,
quarrelers and
spiritual
leaders…

15. They are THE BEATLES.
Have you never heard of
them?

16. …It's a long way from
lIverpool to legend…

18. John Lennon was just 17
when he formed his first
band, The Quarry men.

19. In 1957 Lennon met Paul
McCartney and invited
him to join his group

20. McCartney introduced
to Lennon his friend
and former classmate,
George Harrison and he
joined the group

21. John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison

22. Pete Best
Stuart Sutcliffe
In 1960 drummer Pete
Best and bassist Stu
Sutcliffe joined to the
group
Pete Best Stuart Sutcliffe

23. Theywentthroughalotof
names beforesettlingon
TheBeatles.
Paul,John,PeteandGeorge
George,StuandJohn

24. The Quarrymen in Hamburg, 1960

25. In June 1962, after
Stu had gone the band
auditioned for
Parlophone Records
producer George Martin

26. Ringo Starr, the
drummer of
another popular
Liverpool band
was recruited to
replace Best.

27. In September, 1962,
the band's first
single, "Love Me
Do" was released,
eventually reaching
#17 in the UK.

28. Their first
album, Please
Please Me was
released in the
UK in March
1963.
…She loves you … yeah yeah yeah…
she loves you… yeah yeah yeah…

29. Their second
album, With The
Beatles became
only the second
album ever to
sell a million
copies in the UK

30. Vee Jay Records obtained
the US rights to most of
the songs from Please
Please Me and released
them on an album titled
Introducing ... The Beatles
in January 1964.

31. On Ed Sullivan's show

32. In New Zealand and Australia their
arrival was greeted by a crowd
estimated at more than 300,000.

33. The first Beatles
movie, A Hard
Day's Night was
released in 1964.

34. Beatlemania

35. The Fab Four
became Members
of the Order of the
British Empire

36. The Beatles'
second
movie, Help!
came out in
1965

37. Revolver is considered to be
one of the Beatles' best albums

38. Lennon set off a huge
wave of record burning
protests when he
suggested in an
interview that
"Christianity is dying"
and that the Beatles
"are more popular than
Jesus now."

39. In August 1966, the band
made what would turn out to
be its last public
performance lasting barely
over a half hour.

41. Their
third
feature
film,
Magical
Mystery
Tour,
start in
1967

42. The band spent the first part of 1968
in India, studying transcendental
meditation under the tutelage of

43. The double
album, called
The White
Album which
was released in
November 1968.

44. The band's last performance
together outside the studio came in
January 1969.

45. Their last recording session (for
Abbey Road) followed in August.

46. In September 1969,
Lennon told the band
that he was leaving.

47. The band's
breakup was
announced in
April 1970, a
month before
Let It Be was
released.

48. Paul McCartney formed a band
called Wings with his wife, Linda

49. John Lennon achieved great success as a solo
artist. Tragically, he was killed by an obsessive
fan, Mark David Chapman, in 1980.

50. George Harrison recorded many solo albums
over the years, and died of cancer in 2001.

52. This band, their great music
means a lot for me. And not only
for me. Many people all over
the world love Beatles. So I can
say with sure that they are
still existing because their
music will never die!