Ed Sullivan

1901 - Edward Vincent Sullivan, born on the 28th of September in New York. He was an American entertainment writer and television host.

1930 - He was married to Sylvia Weinstein.

1948 - The CBS network hired him to do a weekly Sunday night TV variety show, Toast of the Town, which later became The Ed Sullivan Show.

1955 - Bo Diddley was asked by him to sing Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "Sixteen Tons". Come air time, Diddley sang his #2 hit song, "Bo Diddley". He was banned from the show.

1956 - He was injured in an automobile accident that occurred near his country home in Southbury, Connecticut.

1961 - He was asked by CBS to fill in for an ailing Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Show. He performed some of Skelton's characters successfully.

1964 - the first live American appearance on his show, of The Beatles, on February.

1969 - Presented the Jackson 5 with their first single "I Want You Back", which ousted B. J. Thomas's "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" from the top spot of Billboard's pop charts.

1971 - The show was no longer in television's top 20. New CBS executives, who wanted to attract younger viewers, canceled the show along with virtually all of the network's oldest shows.

1973 - He was so upset and angry he refused to do a final show, although he did return to CBS for several TV specials and a 25th anniversary show.

1974 - Died on the 13th of October.