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 ...

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. Referring to someone as a “Beatles ...

There is much media frenzy over the 60th anniversary of the famous debut of The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, which launched Beatlemania in the U.S. as well as in other parts of ...

In September of 1963, British newspapers minted a term for an outbreak of music-induced hysteria just short of derangement when they described the frenzied atmosphere in London’s Royal Albert Hall and ...

It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. John Lennon, ...

Everyone knows The Beatles’ debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 established the band in the United States. They matched their European fame in North America and became the most popular ...

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 ...