Beatles history - 2000 year
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Jan 05
Wednesday |
Sir Paul McCartney donates million in memory of Linda. The Arizona Cancer Center was given $1 million (Ј625,000) for research named in honour for his late wife Linda who died of cancer. Sir Paul also donated another 1 million to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. |
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Oct 05
Thursday |
With 340000 words and 1300 images spread out over 368 pages, The Beatles first memoir `The Beatles Anthology' is released by Chronicle Books on this date. |
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Nov 13
Monday |
UK CD release: `Beatles 1'. |
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Nov 13
Monday |
The Beatles 1 official website is launched. Executive producer for the site is Neil Aspinall. |
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Nov 14
Tuesday |
US CD release: `Beatles 1'. |
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Nov 19
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 1st week. |
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Nov 26
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 2nd week. |
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Dec 03
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 3d week. |
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Dec 10
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 4th week. |
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Dec 16
Saturday |
The Ottawa Citizen reported that the Beatles 1 CD is "not just No. 1 in Canada and the U.S. It is at the top of the charts in 35 other countries." |
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Dec 17
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 5th week. |
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Dec 18
Monday |
Ananova.com reports that the Beatles 1 album has "become 2000's biggest-selling album - in only five weeks. The album "1" overtook Moby's Play at the weekend by breaking 1.3 million sales. It is at the number 1 in the UK chart for the fifth consecutive week, the longest run by the Beatles since Abbey Road in 1969." |
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Dec 24
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 6th week. |
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Dec 31
Sunday |
`Beatles 1' number 1, 7th week. |
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