1825

The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

1964

The Beatles made their first live American television appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” broadcast from New York on CBS. The quartet played five songs to a crowd of screaming teenagers in person and more than 70 million viewers across the country.

1971

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California’s San Fernando Valley claimed 65 lives.