Daily Archives: June 22, 2021

John Lennon’s killer pleads guilty in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1981)


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(Monday, June 22, 1981, hearing held at approximately 10:00-10:45 a.m. EDT; during the Murder of John Lennon) — The man who murdered John Lennon last December outside the Manhattan apartment building in which the 40-year-old former Beatle lived, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder today in State Supreme Court in New York City. Continue reading John Lennon’s killer pleads guilty in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1981)

The Beatles back Tony Sheridan in first professional recording session near Hamburg 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1961)


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(Thursday, June 22, 1961, The Beatles, along with Tony Sheridan and Stuart Sutcliffe, were collected from the Top Ten Club in Hamburg at 8 a.m. Central European Time for the approximate 30-minute drive to Hamburg-Harburg) — The Beatles, an English rock band formed in Liverpool, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best, held their first professional studio recording session today on a converted stage at Friedrich Ebert Halle in Hamburg-Harburg (about 30 minutes from Hamburg), West Germany. Continue reading The Beatles back Tony Sheridan in first professional recording session near Hamburg 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 22 1961)