July 28th, 2008 by Robert Rouse

On this date in 1964, the Beatles flew to Sweden for a concert at the Ice Hockey Stadium in Stockholm.
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On this date in 1965, BBC-TV broadcast the program “Songwriters“, about John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Also on this date the single “Help!” hit #1 on the UK’s New Musical Express chart.
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On this date in 1968, the Beatles had a marathon of photo shoots around London, resulting in a few great shots, including the one on the right.
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On this date in 1971, the George Harrison single, “Bangla Desh“/”Deep Blue“, was released in the United States.
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On this date in 1993, “MTV News” in Europe reported that Paul McCartney was writing new classical pieces for piano.