The Beatles arrive in Boston, board flight to Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1966)


Video: 'The Beatles at Logan airport in Boston, August 11, 1966'

(Thursday, August 11, 1966, 2:30 p.m. EDT) — The Beatles flew into Logan Airport in Boston this afternoon on a flight from London and boarded another flight to Chicago where they were scheduled to begin their next American tour the following day amid the “more popular than Jesus” controversy (click here for another video of The Beatles in Boston on Aug. 11, 1966).


Video: 'The Beatles, John Lennon and the More Popular Than Jesus Controversy (1966)' (Aug. 11, 1966, Boston arrival at 9:01-9:34)