The Beatles Invasion, 50 Years Ago: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1964

On Feb. 11, two days after their Ed Sullivan debut, the Beatles really started to mix it up with the natives. They were due to give an evening performance in Washington, D.C., their first concert in America. Plans had been made to fly into the capital, but a flash snowstorm early that morning crippled the New York airports, forcing a last-minute change. It was decided to transport them by train instead. A private sleeping car was chartered expressly for the trip, not the glamorous Orient Express...

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