1/21/65
- The U.S. Music Publishers Association names John and
Paul "Top Songwriters of 1964"
2/11/65 - Ringo Marries Maureen Cox in London. Paul is the only beatle not there hes in Tunsia.
2/22/65 - The Beatles fly to the Bahamas to begin filming Help!
4/19/65 - The single Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is is released by Capitol Records.
4/28/65 - The Beatles win the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance by a Group for A Hard Days
Night. The Best Rock N Roll Recording went to Petula Clarks Downtown
5/25/65 - The Publishers of Whos Who (U.S. edition) announces that they will include The Beatles in the
next printing
6/1/65 - Johns interview with Merv Griffin, recorded at the Cannes Film Festival, is telecast on CBS-TV
6/11/65 - The Beatles are awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
6/13/65 - Some MBE recipients return their awards in protest over The Beatles inclusion
7/1/65 - Johns second book, A Spaniard In The Works, is published in the U.S.
7/11/65 - The album Beatles VI reaches number one on the U.S. charts
7/29/65 - The Beatles attend the Royal Premiere of the motion picture Help! in London
8/11/65 - Help! premieres in New York City, but none of the Beatles are in attendance
8/13/65 - The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport for a two-and-a-half week U.S. tour. Cities include New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The album Help! is released by Capitol Records
8/15/65 - The Fab Four perform at New York Citys Shea Stadium
8/27/65 - The Beatles join Elvis Presley for a jam session at his Bel Air, Calif. home
9/12/65 - The album Help! reaches number one on the U.S. charts
9/13/65 - Zak Starkey is born to Ringo and Maureen Starr in london
9/25/65 - The Beatles, a Saturday morning cartoon series on ABC produced by king Features, is brodcast
for the first time in the U.S.
10/26/65 - The Beatles visit Buckingham Palace to receive their MBEs from Queen Elizabeth II. The
investiture takes place in the throon room at 11:10 a.m.
11/25/65 - Harrods department store in London oopens its doors after hours to allow the boys to do their Christmas shopping in
private
12/6/65 - The Rubber Soul album is released by Capitol Records. Beatles record producer George Martin calls it the first
album to present The Beatles new sound to the world