Today in History

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December 8
In New York, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on 8 December 1980, Lennon autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for Mark David Chapman before leaving The Dakota with Ono for a recording session at the Record Plant.[1 After the session, Lennon and Ono returned to the Dakota in a limousine at around 10:50 p.m. (EST). They left the vehicle and walked through the archway of the building. Chapman then shot Lennon twice in the back and twice in the shoulder at close range. Lennon was rushed in a police cruiser to the emergency room of Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:15 p.m. (EST); he was 40 years old.

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Remember hearing the sad news as I was reaching school.

 

[Tin Man]

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Had to open the record store in which I was training a new crew. We sold out of Lennon and Beatles albums before noon.

 

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Remember hearing the sad news as I was reaching school.

My cousin drove me to school back then, remember radio stations playing nothing but Beatles and Lennon the entire day.

 

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Had to open the record store in which I was training a new crew. We sold out of Lennon and Beatles albums before noon.

I wanted Double Fantasy for Christmas, parents never could find it in stock.

 

[Tin Man]

I wanted Double Fantasy for Christmas, parents never could find it in stock.

I have a poster of the photo of a naked John embracing a fully clothed Yoko.