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The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)


Video: '(June 27, 1966) The Beatles am 26. Juni 1966 in der Ernst Merck Halle.'

(Monday, June 27, 1966, approx. 9:00 a.m. Central European Time) — Following their three-city, six-show mini-tour of West Germany, The Beatles flew today from FuhlsbĂĽttel Airport in Hamburg to London Airport to catch a connecting flight to Japan to perform five shows in Tokyo, but a decidedly unscheduled typhoon rerouted them to Alaska in the United States, where they spent the night at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage. Continue reading The Beatles depart Hamburg for long journey to Tokyo 60 years ago this hour (June 27 1966)