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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Open Thread for Tuesday

On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York's Kennedy Airport--and "Beatlemania" arrives. It was the first visit to the United States by the Beatles, a British rock-and-roll quartet that had just scored its first No. 1 U.S. hit six days before with "I Want to Hold Your Hand." At Kennedy, the "Fab Four"--dressed in mod suits and sporting their trademark pudding bowl haircuts--were greeted by 3,000 screaming fans who caused a near riot when the boys stepped off their plane and onto American soil.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The Beatles arrival on Pan Am brought new meaning to Pan Am's slogans of, "The world's most experienced airline" and "Pan Am. You can't beat the experience." Too bad the original Pan Am is gone.

February 06, 2006 10:58 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Beatles? They'll never make it here

February 07, 2006 7:34 AM  

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