Image: The Beatles at the press conference in Manila

(Sunday, July 3, 1966) — The Beatles arrived in Manila today from Tokyo (via a refueling stop in Hong Kong) wherein, after holding a news conference, they were surrounded by military personnel, separated from their their associates and forced to socialize on the private yacht of industrialist Don Manolo Elizalde off Manila’s south harbor.

The Beatles and entourage moved to the Manila Hotel at around 4:00 a.m. the following day.