Two former Beatles reunite at California party 40 years ago tonight (Mar 24 1975)

(Monday, March 24, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney hosted a party today celebrating the end of the recording sessions for the Venus And Mars album aboard the ocean liner Queen Mary, which is permanently docked in Long Beach, California, and converted into a hotel.

Among the 200 guests was fellow former Beatle George Harrison, marking the first time that George and Paul are seen socializing together since the break-up of The Beatles five years earlier.