Video: 'BEATLES GET AUSSIE WELCOME'

(Thursday, June 11, 1964, 7:43 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time) — A crowd of 2,000 greeted The Beatles at Sydney’s Mascot International Airport this morning.

Video: 'The Beatles Wet Reception In Sydney (1964)'

Although it was cold and raining heavily, they were paraded for the crowd on the back of an open-top truck.

Video: 'Beatles Down Under Part 2' (airport arrival at 0:03)

Also on this day, Ringo Starr was discharged from University College Hospital, London, allowing him to fly to Australia to rejoin the group.