1980: John Lennon shot

[Dec 8] THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1980 [John Lennon shot] John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range with... [read more »] American Revolution 1775 [Americans begin siege of Quebec »] Automotive 1942 [Auto-factory architect Albert Kahn dies »] Civil War 1863 [Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction »] Cold War 1949 [Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan »] Crime 1980 [John Lennon is murdered »] Disaster 1881 [Theater fire kills hundreds in Vienna »] General Interest 1542 [Mary Queen of Scots born »] 1987 [Superpowers agree to reduce nuclear arsenals »] 1993 [NAFTA signed into law »] Hollywood 1982 [Meryl Streep stars in Sophie's Choice »] Literary 1894 [James Thurber is born »] Music 1980 [John Lennon is assassinated in New York City »] Old West 1941 [Jeanette Rankin casts sole vote against WWII »] Presidential 1941 [Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan »] Sports 1940 [Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game »] Vietnam War 1965 [Operation Tiger Hound launched »] 1966 [North Vietnam rejects Johnson's prisoner exchange proposal »] 1969 [Nixon declares Vietnam War is ending »] World War I 1914 [The Battle of the Falkland Islands »] World War II 1941 [The United States declares war on Japan »] [HISTORY.com] [SHOWS] [VIDEOS] [SCHEDULE] [TOPICS] [GAMES] [Subscribe] | [Update Profile] | [Contact Us] This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE]. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version]. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list]. © 2016 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information] | [TV Parental Guidelines] | [Careers] | [Terms of Use] | [Privacy Policy] | [Copyright Policy] | [Ad Sales] | [Ad Choices]