Along the way, the Beatles reversed a trend of rock ‘n’ acts from the U.K. failing to make a dent on the American music scene, leading a British Revolution that later included storied bands ...

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Red regime flags had already been replaced by the green three-starred flag of the Syrian revolution—procured from who knows where, given that just three days beforehand, being caught with one ...