Defining Moments

8 December 1980 JOHN LENNON KILLED Former member of the Beatles John Lennon was gunned down in front of the Dakota apartment building where he lived in New York City at around 10.50pm on 8 December 1980. Having been shot in the back four times, he was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The killer, Mark Chapman, was a Beatles fan who objected to what he saw as the singer’s hypocrisy. On the morning of the murder, Chapman waited outside Lennon’s building and later asked him for his autograph as he walked to his car. When Lennon returned home, Chapman seized his chance. This photograph shows the exterior of the Dakota an hour after the shooting. 28 November 1919 FIRST WOMAN SITS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Nancy Astor…

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