Former newspaper journalist Ed Sullivan was 62 years old and in his 16th year as a television host in 1964, but a single night ultimately defined his legacy.

McCartney was just one of the big-name celebrities who have dropped by the final few episodes of The Late Show. Tom Hanks, ...

The Beatles first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. The performance was the crowning moment in the group’s first tour of the U.S. It helped open the flood gates for the British ...

It was 60 years ago; nearly 73 million people were watching on television the night of Feb. 9, 1964, when “The Ed Sullivan Show” went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. John Lennon, ...

Beatlemania hit the U.S.A. in full force after John, Paul, George and Ringo played 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on Feb. 9, 1964 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Stephen Colbert bid farewell to The Late Show after over a decade on the air - but not without an epic final guest.

Ed Sullivan with the Beatles as they make debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York, February 9, 1964. Left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Sullivan, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Express Newspapers/Getty Ed Sullivan (center) with the Beatles (from left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul ...

The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center on 34th Street was once his Manhattan Opera House, while another theater remains in his honor, if not still in his name. The Hammerstein, built by his ...