The mesmerizing hysteria of Beatlemania
The response to the mop-topped foursome was overwhelmingly visceral and unlike anything the world had ever seen
Fans in Toronto scream during a visit by The Beatles on Sept. 7, 1964.
(Fox Photos/Getty Images)Teenage girls were most susceptible to the pandemic and side effects included stamping, weeping, fainting, and screaming. When The Beatles played New York's Shea Stad
A tearful fan pleads with a policeman to deliver her fan button to Ringo, at an Indiana State Fair show in Indianapolis on Sept. 4, 1964.
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New York City, Aug. 27, 1964.
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Seattle Center Coliseum on Aug. 24, 1964.
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New York City, circa 1964.
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Ernst-Merck-Halle in Hamburg, Germany, on June 26, 1964.
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Seattle Center Coliseum on Aug. 24, 1964.
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Welcoming The Beatles as they arrive in New York City in February 1964.
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The audience at the The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964.
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Comiskey Park in Chicago on Aug. 20, 1965.
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A concert in Philadelphia on Aug. 16, 1966.
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