February 9, 1964. Four young men from Liverpool stepped onto The Ed Sullivan Show. No one could have predicted what would happen next. About 73 million viewers tuned in — nearly 40% of the country. It wasn’t just a TV performance. It was ignition. Within minutes, The Beatles turned screaming teenagers into a cultural force, opened the door to the British Invasion, and inspired countless future musicians to pick up a guitar for the first time. That night didn’t just launch a band. It shifted the sound — and the mood — of an entire generation.
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