February 9, 1964

1964-02-09 00:00 UTC

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Seventy-three million watching

The Beatles play The Ed Sullivan Show and American music changes key.
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When exactly did seventy-three million watching take place?
It is recorded at 1964-02-09 00:00 UTC — February 9, 1964 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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SHA-256 b1d799f2b76ccb036c112e764f8140af7c1d8699a637fb63c45bd13572e78228

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