On February 9, 1964, something extraordinary happened—America fell head over heels for four lads from Liverpool. That night, The Beatles made their historic debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, and in just a matter of minutes, music and pop culture would never be the same. More than 73 million people—nearly 40% of the U.S. population …
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The British Invasion Begins: The Beatles Arrive in America
On February 7, 1964, four young men from Liverpool stepped off a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, greeted by thousands of screaming fans. The Beatles had officially arrived in the United States, marking the beginning of a cultural phenomenon that would come to be known as “Beatlemania.” Their arrival wasn’t just …