On this day in 1964 the Beatles conquered America. Some four thousand fans and two hundred journalists were present for their arrival at JFK Airport. On February 9 the Beatles made their first live US television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show with a total audience of about 74 million viewers (two-fifths of the total population). They went on to perform at the Washington Coliseum in DC and at Carnegie Hall in New York. They then got some R&R in Miami Beach and while there did another appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show again drawing a huge viewing audience of about 70 million.
