Video: 'A dazzling debut for This Hour Has Seven Days in 1964' (Sept. 8, 1964, at 52:14)

(Tuesday, September 8, 1964, morning EDT; during The Beatles’ 1964 North American tour) — The Beatles departed Toronto International Airport today, heading to Montreal after concluding the 15th stop of their first full North American tour.

Amidst recent negative press, the Beatles made a point to greet fans at the airport before their departure. Newsreel footage captured the band on the tarmac, waving to fans gathered behind a chain-link fence.

While George Harrison boarded the plane immediately, offering a thumbs-up through the window, the remaining band members stayed outside to interact with police officers and pose for snapshots, with Paul McCartney capturing the moment on his camera.