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FORMER BEATLE SLAIN ON THIS DAY IN 1980

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John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed
popular music in the 1960s, was shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New
York City. 

The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment
building when Mark David Chapman (below) shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon, bleeding profusely,
was
rushed to the hospital but died en-route. Chapman had received
an
autograph from Lennon earlier in the day (above) and voluntarily
remained at the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by
police.

For a week, hundreds of bereaved fans kept a vigil outside the
Dakota–Lennon’s apartment building–and demonstrations of
mourning were held around the world.

 

 

 

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New York City police hold spectators behind barricades the
day after former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed in
front his residence at the Dakota in New York. (AP)

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RARE CIVIL WAR SWORD IS UP FOR AUCTION

(FoxNews) – A rare Civil War sword belonging to Union Brigadier General Eli H.
Murray will be sold at an auction of Americana in Scottsdale, Arizona next week.

A Southerner who fought with the Union Army, Murray was given the German-
made sword in 1862 for his bravery in the first battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 
according to auction house J.Levine Auction & Appraisal. Every man is Murray’s 
regiment gave a dollar for the sword, which at the time cost $1,200.

The sword will be part of a three-day auction that begins July 28. J. Levine
Auction & Appraisal estimates that the Damascus folded steel sword, which is
adorned with gold, is now worth between $100,000 and $150,000.


Eli H. Murray later became governor of the Utah
Territory in 1880.

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