The Beatles made their first of three appearances on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb 9, 1964. Sullivan knew he had a really big "shew" that night, telling the audience mainly of teeny-boppers ...

The Beatles’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that Sunday evening was watched ... But how did Ed Sullivan end up booking the band in the first place? Margo Precht Speciale, Sullivan ...

Jay Leno tells PEOPLE he was concerned he would be criticized for not performing a spot-on Ed Sullivan impression in the new ...

We had our TV trays, and I think my mom had made pizza,” Jay Leno recalled of watching The Beatles’ historic US TV debut on ...

The Ed Sullivan Show was watched weekly by millions and was one of the most important cultural institutions of its time, but rock controversy was never far away ...

In Rexdale, Jeanette Smith’s parents took the kids to their aunt and uncle’s house to watch The Ed Sullivan Show with their cousins.

After a few years as a (mostly) covers band, The Beatles were hardly poised to break out of their working-class town in ...

Baby Boomers and the Beatles have been linked since the Fab Four’s first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. The unprecedented exposure (approximately 73 million viewers ...

It was 8 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1964. Across North America, families gathered around their black-and-white TVs. In Rexdale, Jeanette Smith’s parents took the kids to their aunt and uncle’s house to ...