The Beatles made their iconic live debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' #OnThisDay in 1964. The band performed five songs including 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'. 🇺🇸 🎸 73 million viewers, three-fourths of the total adult audience in the United States, tuned in to CBS to watch 📺 Learn more about how the band took America by storm at The Beatles Story. | The Beatles Story

#OTD in 1964 - 60 years ago today - The Beatles' first live Ed Sullivan performance is aired. 73 million people were reported to have watched - a record at the time. "We were aware that Ed Sullivan was the big one because we got a telegram from Elvis and the Colonel. And I've heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes." - George John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo St

On February 9, 1964, The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, marking the start of a cultural revolution 🌟 60 years later, and their story is still being told! | The Ed Sullivan Show