The birth of a famous Irish singer, the U.S. entering a global war, and the tragic loss of a legendary musician in New York City.
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The first introduction of a well-known operating system, a diplomatic incident and the arrival of the Muppets.
Breaking down the “Wall of Shame,” the youngest World Chess Champion and the first issue of an iconic rock magazine.
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Ieri, All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away
A Beatles-loving patient of our Naples-based psychiatrist has a very personal interpretation of arguably the band’s most famous hit.
Updated Dec. 8, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. A deranged fan shot and killed former Beatles member John Lennon outside of his apartment on the upper West Side of New York City on this day 43 years ago. Lennon’s death shocked the world, and seemed to put a definitive end to the 1960s and 1970s idealist […]
PARIS — Donald Tusk had a dream: The United Kingdom was staying in the European Union — For him, this vision isn’t just a pure imaginary digression. The European Council president even appealed to the words of one of Britain’s most famous voices, quoting John Lennon’s “Imagine“: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m […]
ISIS TARGETS SYRIA’S MUSLIM MINORITIES Despite losing ground across much of Syria, ISIS remains a dangerous threat in the western part of the country under the Syrian government’s control. A series of explosions in the cities of Homs and in the capital Damascus yesterday killed at least 140 people and wounded dozens more. ISIS claimed […]
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On This Day – December 8
What’s the price of John Lennon’s childhoood home? Or the scalp of a president? Find out how the news added up over the past week…