John Lennon released what would become his final album in 1980, three weeks before a brutal attack would take his life.

John Lennon was fatally shot outside of his New York City apartment on Dec. 8, 1980 Nicole Briese is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...

John Lennon couldn't have known he'd only live to be 40 years old. And had he not been shot outside his home — New York City's famous Dakota Apartments — on Dec. 8, 1980, he might've lived to see his ...

At 10:30pm on 8 December 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono left the Record Plant studio, a 10th floor facility at 321 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The studio was renowned for having an ...