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The album that John Lennon signed for his assassin, Mark Chapman, the day he died is on display. Image Credit: Courtesy: thehenryford.org

A Detroit-area history attraction is marking a British invasion led by four marauding mop-tops.

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn has opened The Magical History Tour: A Beatles Memorabilia Exhibition. The exhibit, which runs until mid-September, aims to take visitors on a long and winding road that includes the band’s formation in Liverpool, England, its global dominance during the 1960s and the lives of individual members after parting ways in 1970.

Fab Four artefacts include personal letters, photographs and other documents. Also on display will be a replica studio and instruments, and the autograph John Lennon signed for the man who killed him hours later.

Organisers say the exhibit has no association with the Beatles or affiliated entities.