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1948
Olivia Trinidad Arias was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Zeke and Mary Louise Arias.
1963
Please Please Me LP number 1, 2nd week (UK New Music Express).
Performance at the Granada, Slough. Start of third British tour, with Roy Orbison and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
The Beatles are presented with a silver disc for "From Me To You", at the Adelphi theatre.
1964
10:00-12:00am. BBC's "From Us To You" (3rd edition) broadcast (recorded May 1, 1964).
BBC-radio broadcasts "Monday Bank Holiday".
1966
Rubber Soul, 24th week in the Top 10 (UK Record Retailer).
Studio 2. 2:30pm-2:30am. Recording: "Got To Get You Into My Life" (overdub onto take 8, tape reduction take 8 into takes 9-11, overdub onto take 9). Mono mixing: "Got To Get You Into My Life" (remixes 1, 2, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
First Beatles' use of brass instruments.
1967
Signing of contract for appearance on "Our World".
Serpentine Road, Hyde Park. Photographic session with Marvin Lichtner (for "Time" magazine) and Mal Evans (for "The Beatles Book").
Olympic Sound Studios, London. Rolling Stones session, recording "We Love You". John and Paul attend and add backing vocals.
1970
US album release: Let It Be (Apple AR 34001).
The first screening of the Beatles' film "Let It Be" at the London Pavilion in Piccadilly Circus.
1973
Paul and Wings perform twice at The Liverpool Empire.
1974
John donates his time as guest DJ on Philadelphia's WFIL, for the "Helping Hand Marathon" fundraising drive.
1976
Paul's concert at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia ("Wings Over America Tour").
1978
At the Baynard Gallery, the exhibition of Linda's photograghs continues.
1984
The "Art Of The Beatles" Exhibition, portraying 30 years of the group in the form of cartoons, paintings, photographs, album covers, lithographs and sculptures, continues.
A sneak preview of Paul's film "Give My Regards To Broad Street" is shown at the Phipps Plaza Cinema in Atlanta, Georgia.
1986
Yoko makes her first-ever guest appearance on the CNN program "Larry King Live".
1987
UK album release: The Best Of George Harrison (EMI CD-PAS 10011) on CD.
1989
Paul's European promotional tour continues with an appearance on the West German ZDF TV show "Mensch Meir". Paul and band perform the songs "Put It There" and "Figure Of Eight".
In the UK, Paul's promo film for "My Brave Face" is screened on BBC1's "Top Of The Pops".
1994
After nearly three months of negotiations, George agrees to sell his complete Handmade Films catalog to the Canadian independent film and TV company Paragon Entertainment Corporation, for $8.5 million.
1996
Paul makes an appearance, via phone, on the BBC Radio Two program "The Steve Wright Show".
1997
Ringo's concert at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Tampa, Florida.
In the UK, Paul's documentary "The World Tonight" receives its European premiere across the ITV network.
1998
UK album release: Into The Sun (Capitol/EMI 94551) by Sean Lennon.
UK album release: Photograph Smile (Music From Another Room/Pinnacle MFAR44CD) by Julian Lennon.
1999
Paul's art exhibition at the Kunstforum Lyz in Hamburg with 75 of his 500 private paintings.