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19. The Beatles	23. Paul and Ed
Feb. 7, 1964: The Beatles arrive in New York for their first U.S. appearances.	Feb. 9, 1964: Paul McCartney shows his bass guitar to Ed Sullivan before the Beatles' live television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in New York along with John and Ringo and Beatles manager Brian Epstein, behind Sullivan.

22. The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan set	35. Ringo On Drums
Feb. 1964: Paul McCartney is shown on the set of the Ed Sullivan Show. McCartney turned 70 Monday June 18, 2012.	Ringo Starr at the drums during a rehearsal for the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, New York City, 8th February 8, 1964.

32. Beatles On US TV	25. Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles, performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, New York City, February 9, 1964.	The Beatles perform at the "Ed Sullivan Show," in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Universal Music Group can buy the famed British music company EMI, including the hugely lucrative Beatles catalogue, the European Union's competition regulator said Friday Sept 21 2012, but must jettison some of the famed label's other big acts, including Coldplay and Pink Floyd.

26. Beatles in Action	28. Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show
Feb. 9, 1964: The Beatles perform on the CBS "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York. An estimated 73 million Americans tuned in, the largest ever for a TV show at the time, or three times the amount of people who watched the latest "American Idol" finale, according to the Nielsen Co.	Feb. 9, 1964: The Beatles perform at the "Ed Sullivan Show," in New York.

43. The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show	44. The Beatles 1964 US Tour.
The Beatles perform on the "Ed Sullivan show" February 1964.	American music fans are gripped by Beatlemania as the band perform on stage at Carnegie Hall, New York during their tour of America.

33. Snowball Beatles	12. George Harrison
February 13, 1964: The Beatles soon after their arrival in Washington, USA, playing in the snow outside the Coliseum where they were scheduled to perform before a sell-out audience.	This February 11, 1964 photo taken at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., shows George Harrison during the group's first US concert, two days after their Ed Sullivan appearance. The concert photos were old auctioned by Christie's in their sale "The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell," in New York on July 20, 2011.

18. George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon in Wax	20. John Lennon in Wax
Wax figures representing The Beatles unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York in 1912 Note: They have taken away Paul's cigarette and added sandals to his feet.	A wax figure representing The Beatles' John Lennon is unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York, Thursday June 14, 2012, in New York.

21. The Beatles and Friends
School children pose with wax figures representing The Beatles unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York.

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