Remembering John Lennon: His 35th death anniversary

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City. The death of Lennon, shot 35 years ago, still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world. (AP)

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John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City. The death of Lennon, shot 35 years ago, still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world. (AP)

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A picture of John Lennon is surrounded by flowers at Strawberry Fields, the site that pays tribute to Lennon, in Central Park, New York, on December 7. Tuesday is the anniversary of Lennon's death. (AP)

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A woman weeps during a ten minute silent vigil for John Lennon held in front of Trinity Church in Boston on December 14, 1980. An estimated crowd of 2,000 people came to honour the former Beatle. (AP)

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Yoko Ono and record producer David Geffen leave Roosevelt Hospital in New York after the death of her husband, John Lennon on December 9, 1980. (AP)

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A crowd outside the Dakota apartment building after John Lennon, who lived there, was shot hours earlier in front of the building when returning home on the evening of December 8. (AP)

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In this December 10, 1980 photo, a Beatles fan holds a vintage record album Beatles for Sale in a re cord shop in Stuttgart, Germany. (AP)

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People paying their tribute to Lennon by singing ‘Give Peace A Chance’ in New York’s Central Park on December 14, 1980. (AP)

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Fans holding a candle-light vigil on Boston Common in Boston on December 10, 1980. (AP)