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One of the most frequently discussed movements in the history of modern music is The British Invasion of the 1960s. Sparked, of course, by The Beatles, the Invasion saw a wave of musical acts storm the U.S. charts from across the pond. The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Who, The Kinks, and many more became household names and radio staples. They influenced fashion, inspired social commentary, and, some say, widened the generation gap. While it’s generally agreed that the initial movement had died off by 1967, you can actually narrow the beginning of the end down to around the last week of April, 1966. Here’s how the British Invasion started, ended, and returned.