On what date did The Beatles first perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States?

The Beatles first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States on 9 February 1964.

The appearance took place at CBS Studio 50 in New York City and was watched by an estimated 73 million people. The group performed “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You,” and “She Loves You.”

The broadcast was a major turning point in the British Invasion. The Beatles had arrived in New York two days earlier, receiving an enthusiastic welcome from thousands of fans at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

This date is sometimes confused with the Beatles’ later Sullivan appearances. They returned live on 16 February 1964 from Miami, while a third appearance, broadcast on 23 February, had been recorded earlier. The first appearance remains the best-known television event associated with Beatlemania in America.