The Beatles’ 11th studio album, “Abbey Road,” which featured their final recordings as a group — “Let It Be” was their last album to be released, but it was recorded prior to “Abbey Road” — was released in the United Kingdom on Sept. 26, 1969. Pictured (from left) are Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon.
The Beatles’ 11th studio album, “Abbey Road,” which featured their final recordings as a group — “Let It Be” was their last album to be released, but it was recorded prior to “Abbey Road” — was released in the United Kingdom on Sept. 26, 1969. Pictured (from left) are Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon.
Thomas Jefferson was appointed by President George Washington as the first United States Secretary of State in 1789.
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1969: The Beatles’ album “Abbey Road,” featuring their final recordings as a group, is released in the United Kingdom.
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