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  • British rock group the Beatles arrive at London Airport, UK, after their final concert tour of the United States, 31st August 1966. From left to right, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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