The Beatles made their first American tour in February 1964. Here is a collection of photos from the band’s visit to the U.S., 55 years ago:
Britain’s Beatles make a windswept arrival in New York on Feb. 7, 1964, as they step down from the plane that brought them from London, at Kennedy airport. From left to right, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison (AP Photo)
The Beatles arrive at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (formerly Idlewild), in New York, Feb. 7, 1964. From left: John Lennon (waving), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. (AP Photo)
Teenager Heidi Kesseler of Manhattan touches a guitar case belonging to The Beatles, outside the Plaza Hotel in New York, USA on Feb. 7, 1964. At right is a chauffeur. (AP Photo)
Screaming teenagers, mostly girls, wave a banner “Beatles forever” welcoming the British band from Liverpool, The Beatles, outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City, USA, February 7, 1964. The band will appear on television and will give two concerts at Carnegie Hall. (AP Photo)
The Beatles meet reporters at Kennedy Airport in New York City, Feb. 7, 1964 on their arrival from London for their first American tour. The band members, from left, are, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon. (AP Photo)
The Beatles face the media on arrival at JFK airport in New York City on Feb. 7, 1964. The British rock and roll group was also greeted by a screaming crowd estimated at 5,000. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
The Beatles wave to fans assembled below their Plaza Hotel window after they arrived in New York City on Feb. 7, 1964 for a short tour of the United States. From left to right are, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison. (AP Photo)
The Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, are shown in their New York hotel after their arrival on Feb. 7, 1964. The British rock group, on their first American tour, was pelted with jelly beans and candy kisses by screaming teen-age fans. (AP Photo)
John Lennon, center, holds his forehead as 5-year-old Debbie Fyall, of London, England, sits on his shoulders, in New York, Central Park, USA, February 8, 1964. The other two members of the Beatles are Paul McCartney, left, and Ringo Starr, right. (AP Photo)
American TV host Ed Sullivan, left, talks with three members of the British pop group The Beatles during a rehearsal for their appearance on his TV show, in New York, Feb. 8, 1964. From left, Sullivan, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. George Harrison, the fourth member of the group missed the rehearsal due to illness. (AP Photo)
Ed Sullivan, center, stands with The Beatles during a rehearsal for the British group’s first American appearance, on the “Ed Sullivan Show,” in New York on Feb. 8, 1964. From left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Sullivan, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The rock ‘n’ roll band known as “The Fab Four” was seen by 70 million viewers. “Beatlemania” swept the charts with twenty No. 1 hits and more than 100 million records sold. The Beatles broke up in 1970. (AP Photo)
The British rock and roll group the Beatles talk to Ed Sullivan at CBS Studio 50 before their live television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York, Feb. 10, 1964. From left to right are, Sullivan, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, holding a cigarette, and Paul McCartney. (AP Photo)
Paul McCartney, right, shows his guitar to Ed Sullivan before the Beatles’ live television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York City, Feb. 9, 1964. In the center are, John Lennon, left, and Ringo Starr, partial view. (AP Photo)
Ed Sullivan, left, is shown with the British rock and roll band the Beatles on the stage at the Studio 50 in New York City, making their U.S. debut in Feb. 1964. Three of the four members of the Beatles are seen from left, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. (AP Photo)
Three members of the Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, left, John Lennon and drummer Ringo Starr are shown on the set of “The Ed Sullivan Show” in New York, Feb. 8, 1964. (AP Photo)
The Beatles perform on the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York Feb. 9, 1964. From left, front, are Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr plays drums. (AP Photo)
FILE – In this Feb. 9, 1964 file photo, The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr on drums, George Harrison and John Lennon, perform for the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York, as they record a set that would later be shown on the Feb. 23 broadcast of the show. The Beatles made their first broadcast appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” America’s must-see weekly variety show, later in the day, Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964, officially kicking off Beatlemania. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi, File)
The British rock and roll group the Beatles are shown on stage with Ed Sullivan before their live television appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show at CBS’ Studio 50 in New York City, Feb. 9, 1964. From left are, Paul McCartney, Sullivan, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, standing, and John Lennon. (AP Photo)
The British rock and roll group the Beatles, center, are surrounded by photographers on stage at CBS’ Studio 50 before their live television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, Feb. 10, 1964. In the front row are, from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr is in background on drums. (AP Photo)
Paul McCartney, bassist for the Beatles, is shown on the set of the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 1964. (AP Photo)
Three of the four Beatles, from left, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, walk in Central Park in New York City, Feb. 8, 1964 on their first U.S. tour. George Harrison stayed in their hotel room due to illness. (AP Photo)
Beatle John Lennon is shown in New York’s Central Park with two other band members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, right, Feb. 8, 1964 on their first U.S. tour. George Harrison stayed in their hotel due to illness. (AP Photo)
John Lennon, one of the Beatles, and his wife, Cynthia, are shown in a night spot after the visiting British Rock ‘N’ Rollers made their New York debut Sunday, February 11, 1964. Paul McCartney is behind Lennon. (AP Photo)
American fans of the British group The Beatles wave the Union Flag during their performance at the Coliseum, Washington, Feb. 11, 1964. (AP Photo)
The British rock and roll group the Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Feb. 12, 1964. From left to right are, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, on drums, and John Lennon. (AP Photo)
Police security is on hand for the arrival of The Beatles as guitarist George Harrison leads the way from a taxi-cab to Carnegie Hall’s stagedoor on W. 56th St. in New York City on Feb. 12, 1964 . About 2,000 fans are gathered outside the concert hall to catch a glimpse of the British rock and roll band on their first U.S. tour. (AP Photo)
The Beatles perform at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 1964, during their first American tour. The British band members are, in foreground, Paul McCartney and John Lennon; Ringo Starr on drums; and George Harrison on guitar, far right. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE – In this Feb. 18, 1964, file photo, The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, take a fake blow from Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla. Ali turns 70 on Jan. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/File)STF
Boxer Cassius Clay lifts Ringo Starr, one of the Beatles into the air while the singers visited Clay’s camp in Miami Beach, Fla. , February 18, 1964. Others are, from left: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon. (AP Photo)Anonymous
The Beatles, from right to left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr pretent to be knocked out by a fake blow from Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), lying on the floor of the ring, while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, Feb. 18,1964. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney spar up to Cassius Clay while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla. ,Feb. 18,1964. (AP Photo/stf)ASSOCIATED PRESS
American fans at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York city react during the Beatles’ concert on the “Ed Sullivan Show”, Feb. 9, 1964. It was the Beatles first live American television appearance.(AP Photo)uncredited
American speed skating champion Terry McDermott, top centre,a barber by trade, prepares to take a swipe at the famed locks of Beatle Paul McCartney, seated , to the mock horror of the other Beatles and TV host Ed Sullivan, during rehearsals at the TV Studio, New York, Feb. 9, 1964. From left, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, McDermott, Ed Sullivan and John Lennon. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Beatles walk around New York’s Central Park, Feb. 8, 1964. From left: Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. George Harrison stayed in their hotel room due to illness.(AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three members of the Beatles pose on a stack of rowboats in New York’s Central Park, Feb. 8, 1964. From top: Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. George Harrison stayed in their hotel room due to illness. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The center of attraction, four boys from Liverpool enjoy themselves as they attend a charity ball at the British Embassy, in Washington, on Feb. 11, 1964. They are the Beatles , from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon, currently raising a storm on their first tour of the United States. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The British rock and roll group the Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Feb. 12, 1964. From left to right are, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, on drums, and John Lennon. (AP Photo)AP
Beatles guitarists George harrison, left, and John Lennon, in leather cap, are greeted by girls in swimsuits on their arrival at Miami Airport, Florida, Feb. 13, 1964. (AP Photo)AP
The Beatles splash around in the surf at Miami, Florida in February 1964. From left to right are: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. (AP Photo)AP
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is mobbed by fans on the beach in Miami, Florida in February 1964. (AP Photo)AP
Ringo Starr of the Beatles gives an unidentified person a light at the beach in Miami, Florida in February 1964. (AP Photo)AP
The Beatles look on in amazement at the hair on comedian Marty Allen, seated, of the comedy team of Allen and Rossi, Feb. 16, 1964, in Miami, Fla, when the Beatles and the comedians appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Standing, from left: John Lennon, George Harrison, Steve Rossi, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (AP Photo)STR
Two members of the British rock band, the Beatles, befriend an excited Dalmatian on a New York City street, Feb. 8, 1964. John Lennon holds leash while bandmate Ringo Starr looks on. All seem oblivious to the crowd of newsmen behind them. (AP Photo/Dan Grossi)Dan Grossi
British pop group the Beatles wave as they arrive at London Airport, England, in 1964 after their successful U.S. tour. (AP Photo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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