John Lennon · 1940

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1. John LennonAugust 11, 1966

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   John Lennon apologized at a press conference at the Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago for his remark that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” The remark was originally published by the London Evening Standard. Lennon explained that he was talking about the intense obsession of fans with the group and that he could have mentioned television, cinema or automobiles instead—anything popular. His remark sparked protests, bans and Beatles record burnings in the US, especially among some Christian communities.
2. John LennonSeptember 5, 1966

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   John Lennon flew from London to Hanover, Germany, to begin work on his role as Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film How I Won the War, which was filmed in Spain. The glasses worn by his character later became a defining part of Lennon's look.
3. John LennonAugust 24, 1969

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   John Lennon wrote the song „Cold Turkey“ about heroin withdrawal, rehearsed it during the afternoon and recorded it that evening with Ringo Starr and Klaus Voormann. During the recording he also drew on his recent experience with primal scream therapy. Despite unfavorable reviews and a BBC ban, the song reached the U.K. Top 20 and U.S. Top 30 and became a precursor to his later album „Plastic Ono Band“.
4. John LennonAugust 13, 1971

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   John Lennon flew from London's Heathrow Airport to New York. According to the source, he never subsequently set foot on British soil again, although he planned to visit his aunt Mimi before his death in December 1980.
5. John LennonSeptember 3, 1971

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   John Lennon left the United Kingdom and traveled to New York, from where he never permanently returned to Britain.
6. John LennonOctober 1, 1971

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   John Lennon’s album “Imagine” received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States. The certification was later upgraded to double platinum for more than two million copies sold in the USA.
7. John LennonOctober 2, 1971

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   John Lennon's album “Imagine” entered the U.S. album chart at No. 155 and climbed to No. 1 during October. The first copies of the album included a postcard featuring Lennon holding a pig as a reference to the photograph of Paul McCartney with a sheep on the cover of the album “Ram.”
8. John LennonOctober 8, 1971

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   John Lennon released the single “Imagine” in the UK.
9. John LennonOctober 9, 1971

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   John Lennon's Imagine LP was released. It reached #1 on both sides of the Atlantic and was later ranked #76 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
10. John LennonOctober 9, 1971

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    John Lennon celebrated his 31st birthday at Yoko Ono's first major art exhibition, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Art Museum in Syracuse, New York. Ringo Starr, Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa and several Hollywood actors also attended.
11. John LennonSeptember 1, 1972

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    He released the single “Woman Is the N****r of the World”.
12. John LennonSeptember 2, 1972

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    He performed at a benefit concert for the Willowbrook school for children with disabilities at Madison Square Garden.