The Beatles had just returned from a tour of Sweden on Oct. 31, 1963, and received a raucous welcome home from fans in Britain, where they already dominated the charts. Sullivan just happened to be at ...

February 9, 1964. The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million people watched. Their only Kansas City concert took place at Municipal Stadium that same year, featuring the hit, ...

Debbie Gendler was among the Beatles' first American fans when she arrived at CBS Studio 50 as a teen on Feb. 9, 1964. The night changed her — and music — forever. Express Newspapers/Getty Referring ...

50th anniversary of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" is February 9 Sullivan was major TV figure of the time, hosted famed variety show Among those at broadcast: future Monkee Davy Jones Beatles were on ...

"Beatlemania" becomes a full-blown phenomenon in America. While "Beatlemania" had taken over the U.K., in the fall of 1963, the Beatles were practically unknown in America. Through the efforts of band ...

For 23 years, more than 10,000 performers graced the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show, including some of the world’s most notable musicians and stars. With acts from The Beatles to Elvis Presley, the ...