For the record: On the night the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan, I turned down an invitation to walk up the alley to study partner’s apartment to watch. My senior college year was hectic and I missed the historic event.
However, like the Kennedy assassination, I knew where I was at the time
Wow, that is a great story.
I was seven years old and my mother was yelling for me to come in the living room to see the Beatles (I was in my room); When she said the "Beatles", I was expecting something like 'Topo Gigio', so I went out to look - unimpressed, I went back to my room - not knowing I had just witnessed a bit of history.