Beatles' historic arrival in New York City 50 years ago gave Big Apple unforgettable lift

Beatles Historic Arrival in New York

I read this article today on the New York Daily News, its a great piece on the initial arrival of The Beatles in New York, and the on-going cultural consequences of the visit.

On Feb 7, 1964, events were set in motion that changed the culture so fundamentally, life for millions could be cleanly divided into before and after. When Pan Am Flight 101, carrying The Beatles, touched down at Kennedy Airport in Queens at 1:20 in the afternoon, they were met by 4,000 teenagers, 200 members of the press and more than 100 New York City police officers. “It felt as though there was a big octopus with tentacles that were grabbing the plane and dragging us down to New York,” Ringo commented in “The Beatles Anthology” documentary. “It was a dream.”

By Jim Farber / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, January 24, 2014, 5:51 PM Beatles fans foil horse cops by runnig up Central Park swarming back to the Plaza running against traffic.

Beatles\' historic arrival in New York City 50 years ago gave Big Apple unforgettable lift

They say the world doesn’t change in a day.

But one day, it did. On Feb 7,

On Feb 7, 1964, events were set in motion that changed the culture so fundamentally, life for millions could be cleanly divided into before and after. When Pan Am Flight 101, carrying The Beatles, touched down at Kennedy Airport in Queens at 1:20 in the afternoon, they were met by 4,000 teenagers, 200 members of the press and more than 100 New York City police officers. “It felt as though there was a big octopus with tentacles that were grabbing the plane and dragging us down to New York,” Ringo commented in “The Beatles Anthology” documentary. “It was a dream.”

Beatles\' historic arrival in New York City 50 years ago gave Big Apple unforgettable lift

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