Michael Weis

Illinois Wesleyan University

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Professor of History at Illinois Wesleyan University. He lectures on the music of the 1960s, and teaches a travel course called "The Beatles and Their World," which takes students to England to retrace The Beatles' early history.

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"I Want To Hold Your Hand"  was already at the top of the charts in the United States just 50 years ago today—when the Beatles boarded a plane from London.

50 Years Since "Beatlemania" in the U.S.

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was already at the top of the charts in the United States just 50 years ago today—when the Beatles boarded a plane from London.

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