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February 9th, 1964 at around 8:00p.m. was a very important date in Beatle history- it was their big debut on  "The Ed Sullivan Show," the most popular show of the day.
Fun Facts about the Beatles' performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show:"

• Ed Sullivan was so desperate to get the Beatles' North American live TV debut, he paid them $100,000 for three performances, two live and one taped. A few years earlier, he paid Elvis $50,000 for three appearances. 
• The Beatles' North American TV debut wasn't on "The Ed Sullivan Show," but their first performance was on one of Sullivan's rival, Jack Paar, who aired one of their BBC performances on January 3rd, 1964.
• George Harrison almost didn't make the performance because he had the flu, and was sick in bed during rehearsals, and had to have the Beatles' assistant Neil Aspinall stand in for him.

Question:

How do you think Ed Sullivan felt knowing that he was not the first person to debut the Beatles in North America?

Howell, Peter. "Pop Culture Is Born." Toronto Star (Toronto, Canada). Feb. 5 1994: L1+. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 06 Mar 2012.

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