Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 9: Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show"
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Profile America — Monday, February 9th. An event now looked on as a cultural milestone occurred on this day 45 years ago — as the British rock group the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan television show. Preceded by a huge wave of publicity, John, Ringo, Paul and George played five songs on the show, at the time, America’s favorite. Instead of the 50 million who usually watched Ed Sullivan each Sunday, that night, the show drew an audience of more than 70 million. The result was a sensation that changed the direction of music in America. In 1964, Americans spent about $5.5 billion on records, radio and television. Now, we spend $11.5 billion each year on sound recordings alone. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
| Sources: | Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 121 | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970, p. 316 | ||
| Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1111 | ||
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