THEY SAY THE WORLD DOESN´T CHANGE IN A DAY. BUT ONE DAY, IT DID

PAUL: "There were millions of kids at the airport, which nobody had expected. We heard  about it in mid-air. There were journalists on the plane, and the pilot had rang ahead and  said, 'Tell the boys there's a big crowd waiting for them.' We thought, 'Wow! God, we really  have made it.' "Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' US debut. On this date  in 1964, The Beatles flew together across the Atlantic for the first time, in hopes of cracking  the USA - something no British band had yet managed to do. By the time the third and last  of their first Beatles Ed Sullivan broadcasts aired - a little more than two weeks after their  arrival - the band would be back home, having made broadcasting history and their trip to  the US a phenomenal and unprecedented success.

To commemorate The Beatles' seminal first US visit, from now until 23rd February we'll be posting  on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram each day about the significant events that led to  Beatlemania spreading across the States. Check-in daily for photos and video from the tour,  and the story of how The Beatles managed to accomplish what then had seemed impossible  to do - making it in the USA. Today, we've posted some original news footage covering their  arrival, and yesterday we posted the backstory behind their visit. Check back tomorrow to  read about their second day in New York City and the Ed Sullivan rehearsals they had to do  without George - who had came down with flu the night before: https://www.facebook.com/thebeatles You can also take a tour through the bands' whole 1964 journey from obscurity to record- breaking success in the USA via our commemorative website. There, you can get the inside  story of each major event from the visit. We've uploaded photos and original film footage,  too, and will be uploading more throughout the next couple of weeks: usalbums.thebeatles.com

US fans will be able to watch THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED AMERICA: A GRAMMY® SALUTE  TO THE BEATLES, Sunday, Feb. 9 (8:00 PM-10:30 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network  - marking the same day, date and time as the original, first live Beatles' Ed Sullivan broadcast.  The show will feature a David Letterman interview with Paul and Ringo, as well as footage from  the original Ed Sullivan broadcast. The incredible list of musicians and artists who joined Paul  and Ringo on stage include Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Dhani Harrison  performing alongside Joe Walsh and Jeff Lynne, Pharrell Williams singing with the cast of The  Beatles LOVE show, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart reunited as Eurythmics, Sean Penn,  Kate Beckinsale and Johnny Depp, LL Cool J, Monty Python's Eric Idle, Ed Sheeran, Dave  Grohl and Maroon 5. To watch a preview of the show click here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-night-that-changed-america/

New Yorkers were treated to quite a surprise on February 6th, as a theatre just north of  Times Square unveiled a familiar marquee. The Ed Sullivan Theater, which currently houses  The Late Show with David Letterman, has created a special marquee duplicating the original  marquee that was displayed the night of The Beatles debut performance. The marquee bears  the same wording and look as the one on Feb. 9, 1964, and honours the 50 year anniversary  of The Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan Show.