December 8, 1980 – John Lennon murdered

On this day in 1980 John Lennon was shot dead outside his Manhattan apartment by an obsessed fan, Mark Chapman. Together with Paul McCartney, he wrote some of the greatest and most successful pop songs of all time. The Beatles probably had more impact on pop music than any other group. John Lennon was the [...]

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