MANHATTAN — John Lennon was shot and killed on December 8, 1980 as he stood outside his New York City apartment house, the Dakota. Mark David Chapman, a deranged, obsessed “fan,” asked Lennon to autograph an album, then shot him as Lennon started to comply. The man was quickly apprehended by others gathered at the scene. A several-days vigil by hundreds of mourning fans is remembered as candles flickered and “Give Peace a Chance” was heard — a continuing tribute to the musician and songwriter of a generation. John Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono, together with New York officials, set up a permanent memorial to her husband — a section of Central Park, opposite the Dakota, named Strawberry Fields.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okd3hLlvvLw
RIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okd3hLlvvLw
RIP