Lennon

John Lennon

By JLennonMayMad16

  • Birth

    Birth
    I was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom during a German air raid in World War II.

  • All members of The Beatles receive MBE awards.

    All members of The Beatles receive MBE awards.
    The Beatles had each been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 1965 birthday honors. The news was announced on 11 June that year, and the group received the awards at the palace on 26 October.

  • Revolution

    Revolution
    "Revolution" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Two versions of the song were recorded in 1968. During the Vietnam War when John Lennon wrote the song “Revolution.”(The Beatles) When writing the song John used his words and styles to sculpt what would be his opinions of the Cold War. Although the song has a cold war focus it dose mention Vietnam.

  • Bed-in

    Bed-in
    John Lennon and his second wife, Yoko Ono stage their first "bed-in for peace" at the Amsterdam Hilton.

  • Give Peace A Chance

    Give Peace A Chance
    John and Yoko held their second bed-in in Montreal. Lennon recorded "Give Peace a Chance" in his hotel room, aided by a handful of celebrities.

  • Give Protesting a Chance

    Give Protesting a Chance
    The song "Give Peace a Chance" was sung by half a million Vietnam War protesters at the second Vietnam Moratorium Day in October 1969 in Washington, D.C.

  • John returns MBE award.

    John returns MBE award.
    John returns his MBE (member of the British Empire) award to the Queen in protest of British involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • John Sinclair

    John Sinclair
    Lennon performs in Ann Arbor, Michigan to free John Sinclair, leader of the White Panther Party, who had been arrested for selling two joints of marijuana to undercover policemen. (The White Panther Party worked in tandem with the Black Panthers to promote cultural revolution.)Lennon performed the song "John Sinclair." Sinclair was released from prison three days after the rally when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state law regarding marijuana possession was unconstitutional.

  • Imagine

    Imagine
    1971, he also released what is widely recognized as one of the greatest and most important pop songs ever written, a humanist plea and Socialist anthem called “Imagine”.

  • Tragic

    Tragic
    Mark David Chapman stood in the shadows near the entrance to Lennon’s apartment building. Lennon and Ono were returning from a recording session, and as they approached the gate, Chapman shot him four times in the chest.