It is on Sunday evening of February 9, 1964 from Studio50 in New York City, when "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs, which presents the first performance of the Fab Four in the States. After the last of the 5 songs presented, "I want hold your hand", the musical director of the program Ray Bloch, declaring himself not very convinced of the talents of the four Englishmen, said: "They won't last long, maybe a year". CLICK and LISTEN.