Former newspaper journalist Ed Sullivan was 62 years old and in his 16th year as a television host in 1964, but a single night ultimately defined his legacy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smooth and polished, the Beatles opened their U.S. tour in San Francisco, on August 20, 1964. Three of the four from left are Paul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 9, 1964, The Beatles stepped onto the stage at CBS Studio 50 in New York City to open an episode of The Ed Sullivan ...

Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Feb. 9, 1964 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

The Beatles first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. The performance was the crowning moment in the group’s first tour of the U.S. It helped open the flood gates for the British ...

In 1956 and 1964, respectively, Elvis Presley and The Beatles made appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. This was a major opportunity for both acts as it broadcast them into the living rooms of ...

On this day (February 9) nearly 60 years ago, the Beatles landed on The Ed Sullivan Show and popular music would never be the same. Millions gathered around their black-and-white televisions in 1964 ...

Noted filmmakers Margo Precht Speciale and Andrew Solt joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about how the Beatles really got booked on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the lasting legacy of the television ...

“60 years ago today – The Beatles’ first live Ed Sullivan performance is aired,” the message reads. “73 million people were reported to have watched – a record at the time.” [RELATED: Paul McCartney ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier shares his conversation with Emmy and Grammy award-winning, producer, director, writer and documentary filmmaker Andrew Solt to talk about the most valued television libraries ...

The Beatles arrived in America 60 years ago this week, changing American music and culture. And they caught Dennis Hodo's imagination. The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and ...