On October 13, 1963, Beatlemania—the youthful hysteria over appearances by the charismatic Fab Four—began in London after an afternoon rehearsal at the Palladium prior to their televised concert that evening. Crowds of suburban teens rushed the Fab Four as they headed to their limo and newspapers picked up on the mania the next day. Ten days later, on O…
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