Today in History - June 29 | Future politician pelts eggs at The Beatles in Brisbane
The Beatles touched down in Brisbane on a chilly night on June 29, 1964, during the Australian leg of their world tour.
They were met by thousands of screaming fans, who had been waiting at the airport for their arrival.
In the back of the crowd, however, was a small group of people armed with eggs.
The group pelted the eggs at Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon.
The band reportedly tried to evade the incoming assault.
About 40 years later, federal Kennedy MP Bob Katter revealed he and several prominent barristers were the notorious egg-throwers.
Katter, who was university-aged at the time, said his friend had brought the idea to him.
"A bloke called Gary Williams kicked my door open at 2am in the morning and said, 'get your gear on, we're going to egg the Beatles'," he told Today last year.
Katter said he had Dave Beattie, a prominent accountant, on his shoulders as the group threw the eggs towards one of the world's most famous musicians.
He was then chased and caught by police officers, who he said were laughing too hard.
Katter made his escape into the bush.
Katter and the group became local legends and made international headlines.
"The next day when I did international interviews, this just shows I had the makings of a politician, I said it was an intellectual reaction against Beatlemania," he told Today.
"Well, if I wanted to get a strict truth, it was, 'you got anything better to do?'"
According to the State Library of Queensland, the Beatles refused to do any more public appearances during their time in Queensland after the egg incident.
Katter, however, claimed the band were bemused by the pelting.
The Beatles continued on with their two-week tour through Australia and New Zealand.
It would end up being their only tour Down Under.
The British band performed to adoring fans at venues across the country.
Here, they are pictured playing at Sydney Stadium.
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