The Battle of Leyte Gulf raged from October 23 through 25, 1944.
It was the largest naval battle ever fought ending in the eclipse of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and its last sortie in force.
Leyte Gulf also was the scene of the first organized use of Kamikaze (suicide) aircraft by the Japanese.
The Beatles were a rock band from England that were very popular in the 1960s.
In February 1964, The Beatles arrived to the United States and they brought with them the song "This Boy". This particular song was intriguing and complex and it used musical techniques that helped transform it into a great song to perform on stage.
"This Boy" had a sheer liberation of the bridge. The song, written in D major, and resembling a doo-wop sequence in 12/8 time before moving to the difficult middle eight, and back again for the final verse and finally fading out.
