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1/7/68 - George flies to Bombay, India to record the soundtrack for the film Wonderwall usinglocal Indian musicians

 

1/30/68 - George completes his work on the Wonderwall soundtrack in London

 

2/16/68 - George, Patti, John and Cynthia arrive in Delhi, India to study with the Maharishi. Actress Mia Farrow is also a student

 

2/20/68 - Ringo, Maureen, Paul and Jane Asher arrive in Delhi to join the others at Rishikesh

 

3/9/68 - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band wins four Grammys Best of the Year, Best Contemporary Album, Best Engineered Record and Best Album Cover (Peter Blake and Jann Haworth)

 

3/27/68 - Paul and Jane Asher return to London from India

 

4/2/68 - Python Music Ltd., a Beatles music publishing company, is formed

 

4/12/68 - John, Cynthia, George and Patti leave Rishikesh amid rumors that the Maharishi is using his power to coerce his female students into bed

 

4/16/68 - Apple Publicity, Ltd. is formed to handle The Beatles' public relations

 

5/14/68 - John and Paul appear on The Tonight Show and are interviewed by guest host Joe Garagiola

 

5/17/68 - The world premiere of Wonderwall is held at the Cannes Film Festival. George, Patti, Ringo and Maureen attend

 

5/19/68 - With Cynthia vacationing in Greece, John invites Yoko Ono to his 27-room home in Surrey, where they record Two Virgins

 

5/26/68 - Cynthia returns home to find Yoko Ono living in her home

 

5/30/68 - The Beatles begin work on The Beatles, better known as The White Album

 

6/6/68 - Cynthia is told that John plans to file for divorce

 

6/20/68 - Paul calls Linda Eastman and asks her to join him in Los Angeles

 

6/21/68 - Paul announces that all future Beatles records will appear on the Apple Label

 

6/22/68 - Apple establishes quarters at 3 Savile Row, London. Apple pays 500,000 pounds for the building

 

7/17/68 - The animated film Yellow Submarine premieres in London. Paul shows up without a date

 

7/20/68 - Jane Asher appears on the BBC and announces her engagement to Paul is Off - and that she did not end it

 

7/29/68 - Cynthia files for divorce, naming Yoko Ono as corespondent. Ringo stormes out of a White Album recording sesson

 

9/15/68 - John and Yoko pose in the nude for the cover of their album Two Virgins

 

11/25/68 - Apple releases The Beatles - aka The White Album - a two-record set containing 24 songs