It was a moment that shocked the world. On this day in 1980, John Lennon was shot dead as he walked into his home at the Dakota building in New York City. The Woolton-raised former Beatle was ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 8, 1980, rock star and former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building ...