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John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan
John Lennon History:
March 20, 1995 - Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years
October 9, 1990 - Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon
November 3, 1986 - John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album
February 10, 1986 - "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released
November 16, 1984 - John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him"
July 15, 1984 - Yoko Ono releases "I'm Stepping Out", the last single from the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album 'Milk and Honey'
March 21, 1984 - Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon
March 9, 1984 - John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time"
January 9, 1984 - John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me"
May 10, 1982 - WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine
March 27, 1981 - John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in the United Kingdom
January 16, 1981 - John Lennon releases "Woman" in the United Kingdom
December 14, 1980 - At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
December 8, 1980 - John Lennon, assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman at 40
November 17, 1980 - John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in the United Kingdom
October 24, 1980 - John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in the United Kingdom
July 27, 1977 - John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S.
October 7, 1975 - U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction
April 28, 1975 - John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers"
April 18, 1975 - John Lennon releases "Stand by Me"
February 21, 1975 - John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album
January 31, 1975 - John Lennon releases "#9 Dream"
November 28, 1974 - John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City)
November 16, 1974 - John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
October 4, 1974 - John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album
September 28, 1974 - John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City)
August 23, 1974 - John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City
July 17, 1974 - John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days
November 16, 1973 - John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album
October 24, 1973 - John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone
August 30, 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden
May 11, 1972 - John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show
October 8, 1971 - John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"
September 21, 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest
September 9, 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)
September 9, 1971 - John Lennon releases "Imagine" album
September 3, 1971 - John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return
June 6, 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in New York City
February 11, 1970 - John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland
December 3, 1969 - John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
November 25, 1969 - John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War
May 31, 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"
March 20, 1969 - Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar
November 28, 1968 - John Lennon is fined 150 pounds for unauthorized drug possession
November 11, 1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album
August 31, 1968 - Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover
July 5, 1968 - John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce
July 1, 1968 - John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here)
June 15, 1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral
October 11, 1967 - Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon)
May 25, 1967 - John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce
November 9, 1966 - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery
July 31, 1966 - Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark
March 4, 1966 - John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
June 14, 1965 - John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published
February 15, 1965 - John Lennon passes his driving test
April 27, 1964 - John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S.
April 1, 1964 - John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years
November 4, 1963 - John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line
March 12, 1963 - Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
August 23, 1962 - John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell
July 6, 1957 - Beatle John Lennon 1st meets Paul McCartney
July 6, 1957 - John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarry Men perform at a church dinner
October 9, 1940 - John Lennon, English Musician
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