50 Years Ago Today: On February 9th, 1964, The Beatles, with their suits and mop top haircuts, made their first American television appearance—LIVE—on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record setting 73 million people tuned in that evening making it one of the seminal moments in television history. Nearly fifty years later, people still remember exactly where they were the night The Beatles stepped onto Ed Sullivan’s stage. #beatles #thebeatles #50years #edsullivan #moptops #britishinvasion