George Harrison
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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BEATLES On the morning of Monday, September 14, 1964, Beatle George Harrison toured Mercy High School. This is the only known visit by a member of the group to an American high school during the height of Beatlemania.
The Story
On the morning of September 14, 1964, at the peak of Beatlemania, Beatle George Harrison toured Baltimore's Mercy High School. It is remembered as the only known visit by a member of the band to an American high school during that frenzied first year of their U.S. fame.
Why it matters
The marker captures a small, human moment inside the cultural earthquake of Beatlemania, when a global phenomenon briefly touched an ordinary American classroom.
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