1/8/66 - Rubber Soul reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts

1/21/66 - George marries Patti Boyd in a London suburb. Paul serves as best man, but John and Ringo are in Trinidad

2/3/66 - Paul attends a Stevie Wonder concert in London and visits him after the show. Wonder is one of McCartneys favourite Motown artists

3/4/66 - In an interview in Londons Evening Standard, John is quoted as saying, "Were more popular than Jesus now."

3/16/66 - The Beatles fail to win any of the 10 Grammy Awards they are nominated for. Yesterday lost to The Shadow Of Your Smile as Song of the Year

7/29/66 - Johns comments that The Beatles are more popular than Jesus are reprinted in the American magazine Datebook, creating a furor among Christian fundamentalists in the U.S.

7/31/66 - Angry mobs in Birmingham, Ala. burn Beatles records in protest of Johns "Jesus" statement

8/11/66 - The Beatles arrive in Chicago to begin another U.S. tour. John apologizes for his "Jesus" remarks, which he says were taken out of context

8/29/66 - The Beatles perform their last commercial concert at Candelstick Park in San Francisco

11/9/66 - John meets artist Yoko Ono at an exhibition of her work - Unfinished Paintings and Objects - at the Indica Gallery in London