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Saturday 22 November 2008 People A Vatican newspaper has forgiven John Lennon for claiming in 1966 that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus.
The day after it organised a public burning of The Beatles’ music and memorabilia, radio station KLUE of Longview, Texas was struck by lightning.
The controversy over John Lennon’s “more popular than Jesus” comments had been growing since late July. A public bonfire was on this day organised by the radio station KLUE …
The day after their arrival in America for their final US tour, The Beatles held a second press conference at the Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago. Inevitably it was dominated …
The day before their final US tour began, The Beatles flew from London Airport to America.
In an attempt to defuse the controversy surrounding John Lennon’s comments that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, the group’s manager Brian Epstein held a special press conference.
Setting off a chain of events that would culminate in public bonfires of The Beatles’ records and a public backlash that at times made the group fearful for their …
The following article was published in the London Evening Standard newspaper on 4 March 1966. A fascinating portrait of John Lennon’s home life, it was written by Maureen Cleave, …