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.

This consensus was reached (in the U.S., at least) just after 8 PM on Feb. 9, 1964, when the Beatles made their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. More than 73 million people watched on ...

Mattel honored The Beatles last year with a one-of-a-kind, construction set celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band’s first performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Now, the MEGA x The Beatles ...

I remember being glued to the television set every Sunday night to hear Ed Sullivan say, “We have a really big show.” Those were really big shows for audio. The stage changes for “The Ed Sullivan Show ...