ON THIS DAY: 1965

On This Day in 1965… Did You Know? The Beatles taped a segment for the fall’s first Ed Sullivan Show. The Fab Four did “I Feel Fine,” “I’m Down,” “Act Naturally” (with…

Angie Krueger

Updated Dec 20, 2018 11:25 AM EST

American television host Ed Sullivan smiles while standing with British rock group the Beatles on the set of his television variety series, New York, February 9, 1964. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

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On This Day in 1965...
Did You Know?

The Beatles taped a segment for the fall's first Ed Sullivan Show. The Fab Four did "I Feel Fine," "I'm Down," "Act Naturally" (with Ringo singing lead), "Ticket to Ride," "Yesterday" (with Paul backed by the string section of the show's orchestra) and "Help" (on which John stumbles over the words).