Monday, Dec. 8, marks the 45th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder. He died in New York City at the age of 40 when he was gunned down outside his apartment building. The man convicted of killing ...

December 8th remains a tragic day in the annals of popular music. On that date in 1980, John Lennon was shot to death in the archway of his New York City apartment by a gun-wielding Beatles fan ...

John Lennon, who rose to unimaginable fame first as one of the Beatles, then as a solo songwriter and activist, was shot and killed outside of his home in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980. On that crisp ...

In 1980, former Beatle John Lennon came out of self-imposed retirement, backed off his duties as a self-described “househusband” and, with his wife, Yoko Ono, recorded their first album in nearly six ...