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Last names quickly were superfluous for John, Paul, George and Ringo, who had a blockbuster year in 1964. How many other Beatles’ fab firsts do you remember?
1 These two albums issued 10 days apart by different record companies are the first Beatles’ albums with a U.S. release.
2 This No. 1 hit is the band’s first in the U.S.
3 A jaw-dropping 73 million people first see them live on this TV show.
4 The Fab Four play their first American concert here.
5 The Beatles were one of only a few groups to occupy multiple top spots on Billboard’s Top 100 simultaneously. How many songs were in the top five?
6 The Beatles’ first film premieres in London on July 6. Its name?
7 The Beatles meet this folk singer for the first time at the Delmonico hotel in New York. 8 This 1978 Robert Zemeckis comedy about Beatlemania depicts the group’s first appearance on American TV.
Check your answers on page 68.