The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr, play the Convention Center on Aug. 20, 1964. (Review-Journal archive)

Linda Hiltbrand still has her ticket stub from the second Beatles' concert at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Aug. 20, 1964. (Courtesy)

Police carry a young girl who fainted while The Beatles performed on stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Aug. 20, 1964. (Courtesy Photo/Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority)

Liberace smilies along with adoring fans of The Beatles as they perform on stage at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Aug. 20, 1964. (Courtesy Photo/Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority)

Chuck Gunderson, author of "Some Fun Tonight," holds tickets from the Beatles Las Vegas concert during the unveiling of a permanent commemorative plaque and Fab Four exhibit in the the Las Vegas Convention Center main lobby, 3150 Paradise Road on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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How well do you know The Beatles in Las Vegas? — QUIZ

By KRISTEN DESILVA REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

June 25, 2015 - 2:03 pm

Global Beatles Day, founded in 2009, is a day to honor and celebrate the phenomenon and ideals of The Beatles.

The day, according to the Global Beatles Day website, is to honor “their gifts to the world including, but not limited to, their promotion of peace and love, of truth and youth, and of the expansion of human consciousness.”

It takes place on June 25 because “All You Need is Love” was first performed on the BBC program “Our World” on June 25, 1967. The site says 400 million people watched the broadcast around the world.

The Beatles only came to Las Vegas once in their career (playing two shows in one day), but August 19, 1964, was a pretty historic day for many. The band has since held their own in Las Vegas, as with the rest of the world.

How well do you know The Beatles in Las Vegas?

Contact Kristen DeSilva at 702-477-3895 or kdesilva@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @kristendesilva