T he year 1965 was one of launches. Several Gemini rockets were sent skyward, some pilotless, others carrying astronauts who ...

The Beatles’ August 1965 sold out Shea Stadium concert shattered box office and attendance records and delighted 56,000 fans who were in attendance. The group’s impact and fan-based enthusiasm ...

(1965), and the concert film The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1966). Those first three were acclaimed to varying degrees, but the winning streak was well and truly broken by 1967's Magical Mystery Tour.

framed by the Beatles’ arrival in the city and their first concert at Shea Stadium. The film consists exclusively of archive material from the period (ABC, CBS, NBC), 8mm home movies and images ...