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Beatles Win MBE Honors From Queen on Birthday List
In London the Beatles are named on the Queen's birthday honors list as MBEs. John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr and George Harrison react with surprise and humor, joining 332 others in the lowest rank of the Order of the British Empire. The news sparks mixed public reaction as Prime Minister Wilson notes their achievement. A Liberty Bell replica is dedicated at the New York World's Fair, funded by 100,000 Pennsylvanians, with Scranton’s governor officiating and local youths ringing the bell.
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