on this day in history ≡ 8 december 1980 // the assassination of john lennon
on the evening of monday, 8 december 1980, lennon was shot and killed by mark david chapman in the archway of the dakota, his residence in new york city. lennon had just returned from record plant studio with his wife, yoko ono. after sustaining four major gunshot wounds, lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at roosevelt hospital.(...) the surgeon noted—as did other witnesses—that a beatles song ("all my loving") came over the hospital's sound system at the moment lennon was pronounced dead. (x)