August 6, 1965 –
The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date.
Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the pose because it looked unbalanced, so he had them hold the flags in a way that looked good, but spelled N-U-J-V. Only those who understood semaphore noticed.
The Haus of Dcaligari 