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John Lennon's Death
In one of music's most tragic deaths, John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman on 8 December 1980 in New York City.
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The Beatles They would go on to become the biggest band in music history. But the Fab Four had much more humble origins.
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John Lennon (194... The iconic singer/songwriter as a young boy. c. 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney (... Paul McCartney was close with his older brother while he was a boy. 1948: (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr (195... Ringo Starr had an eye for flash that predated his Beatles years. In this 1954 picture, a teenage Ringo poses with his then girlfriend. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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George Harrison ... A Young George Harrison clutches his guitar in 1960. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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An Early form of... At the beginning of the 60's, The Beatles drew from the Beatniks. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... The first time Paul McCartney heard John Lennon play on stage in Liverpool, he knew the next chapter of his life. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... The Beatles on stage at the London Palladium during a performance in front of 2, 000 screaming fans. (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr (196... Ringo Starr was the last of the Fab Four to join the Beatles in 1962. He replaced Pete Best. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Cavern Club,... A view of Liverpool's Cavern Club, where the Beatles began their career in 1961. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... 5th October 1963: The Beatles meet for the first time after their holidays by candlelight at the Star Steak House in Shaftsbury Avenue, London. This evening they appear on 'Ready, Steady, Go', the British music television programme. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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The Beatles 1963 By 1963, Beatlemania was in full swing and 'Please Please Me' was burning up the UK Charts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... The Beatles popularized the shag haircut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... The Beatles burned up the charts so well that The Queen of England wanted to meet them. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... The Beatles holding their silver LP and EP discs presented to them by EMI records in London to mark sales of records including the LP 'Please Please Me' and 'Twist And Shout', the best-selling EP of all time. Clockwise from back left : Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Paul McCartney. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... By the end of 1963, The Beatles were sheer celebrity in the UK. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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George Harrison ... (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr (196... British musician Ringo Starr of the rock group The Beatles listens to a pair of constables in a police station in a still from the film, 'A Hard Day's Night,' directed by Richard Lester, 1964. (Photo by United Artists/Courtesy of Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... The Beatles starred in the film 'A Hard Days Night.' (Photo by United Artists/Courtesy of Getty Images)
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American Fans (1... In 1964, the Beatles fronted the British Invasion of American music, instigating a youth culture that would define a generation. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... 1964: John Lennon pictured at Foyle's Literary Luncheon in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... In this photo, The Beatles have to sneak into a movie theater incognito in order to not be disturbed. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... Sometimes hailed as the 'best looking Beatle' George jokes about the pillow. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
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American Fans (1... Beatlemania was oftentimes chaotic in America. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles plays the guitar in a hotel room in Paris, 16th January 1964. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... 2nd July 1964: The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pictured on their arrival in London following a tour of Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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Fans (1964) August 1964: The Beatles playing live in Las Vegas, as seen from behind the stage. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
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John and Paul (1... John Lennon and Paul McCartney will forever remain one of the greatest duos in musical history. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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The Beatles and ... Even early on in their Careers, the Beatles stood for social equality, appearing on stage with Black musicians like Mary Wells--After all, 'All You Need is Love.' (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... 18th February 1965: The Beatles at the London Palladium. From left to right, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney (... (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr (196... By the mid-sixties, The Beatles were growing up. Ringo Starr married got married. (Photo by John Waterman/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney (... 12th June 1965: Beatles singer, songwriter and bass player Paul McCartney arrives back in London with girlfriend, actress Jane Asher, after spending a holiday at the Portuguese fishing village of Albufeira. It was announced this morning that all four Beatles are to be made Members of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's first 'pop' Honours list. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of The Beatles, with his wife Cynthia at the Dorchester Hotel, London, for a Foyles Luncheon after the publication of his first book, 'In His Own Write'. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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George Harrison ... 22nd January 1966: George Harrison pictured with his wife, model Patti Boyd. Their lives live on in Rock N' Roll History because Harrison's friend Eric Clapton famously stole Boyd years later. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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Member of the Or... 26th October 1965: British pop group The Beatles, from left to right; Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Paul McCartney and George Harrison (1943 - 2001), outside Buckingham Palace, London, after receiving their MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire) from the Queen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... By 1966, The Beatles began to show their more psychedelic side. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... In 1966, The Beatles suffered a backlash when John Lennon claimed 'The Beatles were more popular than Jesus now.' (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... By 1967 the Beatles were sporting a scruffier look and palling around with the Maharaja. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
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The Beatles (196... 19th May 1967: The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The LP is released on June 1st. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)
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John Lennon and ... In 1967 John Lennon met Yoko Ono, and nothing was ever the same. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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John Lennon and ... Yoko Ono brought out John Lennon's more eccentric side. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (196... Beatles singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon with his wife Yoko Ono at London's Heathrow airport before flying to the Bahamas to stage a seven day 'Bed In For Peace' protest. With them is Kyoko, Yoko's daughter by her previous marriage, who Lennon is carrying. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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'Let It Be': Pau... In 1968, Paul urged the group to "get back" to their roots and record an album with little overdubbing or studio embellishments. He thought this would repair band relations.
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'Let It Be': Joh... Lennon became increasingly disengaged with the band's creative process during the album's recording, adding to the group's tension.
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'Let It Be': Geo... George Harrison, at one point during the rehearsals for "Let It Be," walked out and quit the group after fighting with both Paul and John. He was coaxed back some days later.
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'Let It Be': Rin... In 2008, Ringo objected to the re-release of the documentary film that chronicled the recording of 'Let It Be.'
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The Breakup In 1970, The Beatles broke up forever, though all released solo albums after the split, John and Paul never worked together again. (Photo by R. McPhedran/Express/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartny Po... 19th February 1971: Paul McCartney and his wife Linda (1941 - 1998) during a lunchtime adjournment of the case which he is bringing against the other members of the Beatles group and the Apple record company. (Photo by Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images)
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George Harrison ... After the split, George collaborated with Ravi Shankar to play a concert in Bangladesh.
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John Lennon Post... John Lennon went on to become a counter-cultural figure, holding protests and releasing songs about change. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr Post... 13th September 1971: Ex-Beatles member Ringo Starr at a steel furniture exhibition at Liberty's store in Regent Street, London. (Photo by Michael Ledger/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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John Lennon (197... John Lennon, giving the peace sign, and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrive for a hearing on their deportation case at U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office in lower Manhattan, on May 12, 1972. His political views made him an icon, but during the time, it made him a target of the FBI.
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John Lennon's De... In one of music's most tragic deaths, John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman on 8 December 1980 in New York City.
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Imagine December 1980: Crowds gathering outside the home of John Lennon in New York after the news that he had been shot and killed. A flag flies at half-mast over the building. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney 1... Paul McCartney has gone on to become one of the most respected artists in the industry. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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George Harrison ... George Harrison (1943 - 2001, left) and Eric Clapton at Limehouse Studios in London during recording of the TV program 'Blue Suede Shoes', spotlighting veteran rockabilly songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins. In the background are drummers Slim Jim Phantom and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Geroge Harrison ... In 2001, due to a history of smoking, Harrison died from Cancer of the Throat. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Ganges River in accordance with Hinduism. (APimages, George and Olivia, 2000)
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Paul and Ringo (... Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are the only Beatles left in the World. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney (... In 2008, Paul McCartney's much publicized divorce with Heather Mills reached a settlement and she was awarded $38.5 million. She reportedly threw a glass of water and McCartney's lawyer when hearing this. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Ringo Starr (200... MONTE CARLO, MONACO - NOVEMBER 09: Ringo Starr accepts the Diamond award at the World Music Awards held at the Sporting Club on November 9, 2008 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Ringo Star: Thro... Today, Ringo Starr is a musician, actor and activist. Still basking in his world wide fame, Starr still performs and talks to Paul McCartney. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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George Harrison:... Patti Boyd once called him the most beautiful man she had ever seen. Though no longer with us, George's love for humanitarianism and Hinduism have left a lasting impression all over the world. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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John Lennon: Thr... John Lennon remains one of the most enigmatic figures in musical history. His albums speak just as loud as his protests did. He has influenced scores of young people for decades, and he will always be a crucial fixture in Pop Culture. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Paul McCartney: ... He started out as 1/4 of one of the biggest bands in history. But today, Paul is an established solo artists who continues to tour. His daughter Stella McCartney is a known fashion designer, and his romantic life is active and in the tabloids. The world will never stop caring about Paul McCartney. He and his former bandmates changed the face of music. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
