<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Beatles' rise to prominence in the United States in February 1964 was a significant development in the history of the band's commercial success . In addition to establishing the Beatles' international stature, it changed attitudes to popular music in the United States, whose own Memphis - driven musical evolution had made it a global trend - setter . </P> <P> The Beatles' first visit to the United States came at a time of great popularity in Britain . The band's UK commercial breakthrough, in late 1962, had been followed by a year of successful concerts and tours . The start of the Beatles' popularity in the United States, in early 1964, was marked by intense demand for the single "I Want to Hold Your Hand"--which sold one - and - a-half million copies in under three weeks--and the band's arrival the following month . The visit, advertised across the United States on five million posters, was a defining moment in the Beatles' history, and the starting - point of the British Invasion . </P>

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