The Ed Sullivan Show Timeline of Events

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....

Timeline of Events

1948

6.20.1948

''Toast of the Town'', later ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', makes its television debut.

1956

9.9.1956

Elvis Presley appears on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' for the first time.

1964

2.9.1964

The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers.