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Birth
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. -
Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white man. -
The Black Jacks
Lennon's teenage band, "The Black Jacks" perfrom and Paul McCartney heard and was interested. -
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is born who later becomes the King of Pop. -
The Beatles
The band changed their name from "The Quarry Men" to "The Beatles". The Original Beatles had John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Peter Best. -
Maris hits 61
Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record with 61 homers. -
John Glenn
John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit. -
A New Drummer
Ringo Starr replaces Peter Best as the Beatles' drummer. -
Marriage
Lennon married Cynthia Powell. -
First Single
The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do", is recorded. -
"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech. -
JFK - dead
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas -
America
The Beatles arrive in America to tour for the first time. -
Ed Sulliven
The beatles perfrom on "The Ed Sulliven Show". -
Haunted
Lennon said "We're more popular than Jesus" and London's Evening Standard newspaper. -
Problems
Lennon divorces Cynthia Powell; pleads guilty to marijuana charges adn was fined. -
Martin Luther King Jr. - dead
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Marriage
Lennon and Yoko Ono get married. -
Bed-In For Peace
Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their bed-in for peace. -
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk the moon. -
The Break-Up
Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the Beatles then they broke up. -
Spitz gets 7
In the Munich Summer Olympic games, Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. -
U.S. Citizen
Lennon became a legal U.S. citizen. -
Death
Lennon was shot and killed on a New York City street. A ten-minute memorial took place two days later.
