On This Day: John Lennon Killed (1980)

Shot outside the Dakota at forty. Imagine still plays.

John Lennon was shot outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City on the night of December 8, 1980, by Mark David Chapman. He was 40 years old and had just released Double Fantasy, his first album in five years. Lennon's death produced a global outpouring of grief. His music with the Beatl