Video: The Beatles Return from Manila

The Day The Beatles Fled Imelda Marcos

The Beatles Return from Manila
Happy Fourth of July everyone! Break out the beers and bootlegs, and let me tell you a story about The Beatles. On July 4, 1966, the Fab Four were in the Philippines, afraid for their lives. You see, they were there to play a concert. But when manager Brian Epstein declined the band's invitation to a luncheon with Imelda Marcos, it was broadcast as a snub by the fabled shoe obsessive and her nation's media. Just like that, The Beatles' police protection disappeared, and the band was hounded out of the country, [...]