**1971**

January 2
Beatles "divorce" starts to get testy... In a Associated Press report, Lennon accuses McCartney of "starting to take over" the group after Epstein's death. "We broke up then... That was the disintegration."

Note: By February, the nastiness would peak. According to "Apple to the Core", a book by Peter McCabe & Robert D.Schonfeld, headlines would start "exploding across...the British papers: "BEATLE'S FIRM IN GRAVE STATE!" , "PAUL IS A SPOILED CHILD -- RINGO!" "BEATLES AND THE SPONGERS -- BY LENNON."

January 19
Lawyer David Hirst, filed papers demanding legal dissolution of the Beatles on behalf of Paul McCartney. The suit is filed against John Lennon, Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr), George Harrison and manager Allen Klein on three grounds: 1) The group no longer performs together; 2) Much against Paul's wishes, Allen Klein was appointed as business manager by the other three Beatles; 3) Paul never saw audited accounts of the bands revenue after Klein was brought on board to manage the group.

 April 15
MOTION PICTURE "LET IT BE" GETS AN OSCAR!

On this date the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives the nod to the Beatles and awards them with an Oscar for "Best Film Music-Original Film Score". This is the only time the Beatles ever won an Oscar and this feat has never been duplicated during their individual solo careers. The award was presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles .