John Lennon memorabilia on show at New York exhibition

September 30th, 2009 Lucy of 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' fame diesLONDON — The real life Lucy from the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died after a long fight against lupus. The death of Lucy Vodden at age 46 has been announced by St.

September 17th, 2009 Magazine signed by John Lennon sells for $12,713AMHERST, N.H. — A 1966 magazine signed by John Lennon containing his remark that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus has sold for $12,713.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - A major exhibition showcasing a treasure trove of never-seen objects owned by the former royals of India is to be launched at London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, possibly heralded by a procession of elephants and Rolls Royce cars, museum officials said Tuesday. The exhibition, titled Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts, is to open in October and include objects that have never been seen publicly in India or abroad, including thrones, a Rolls Royce and gem-encrusted weapons.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - A major exhibition showcasing a treasure trove of never-seen objects owned by the former royals of India is to be launched at London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, possibly heralded by a procession of elephants and Rolls Royce cars, museum officials said Tuesday. The exhibition, titled Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts, is to open in October and include objects that have never been seen publicly in India or abroad, including thrones, a Rolls Royce and gem-encrusted weapons.

May 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - The blood-stained clothes worn by rock legend John Lennon when he was shot dead are on display here. The clothes were given to his widow Yoko Ono by city officials after the Beatles singer was murdered in 1980.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Folk legend Bob Dylan visited John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool and said that Lennon's simple upbringing was similar to his own. The musician strolled around the place where the late rock legend grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late musician John Lennon will be honored with an exhibition in New York. The exhibition titled the 'John Lennon: The New York City Years' will include Instruments and handwritten lyrics belonging to the former Beatle mate, reports Contactmusic.

April 21st, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari Tuesday inaugurated the 14th International Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Exhibition here. More than 853 domestic and 450 foreign companies from 50 countries are participating in the exhibition, IRNA reported.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Late Beatles member John Lennon is said to have been a very talented footballer, with dreams of playing for English football club Liverpool. Pete Best, 67, who was the band's original drummer before being replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962, revealed how Lennon always had a ball at his feet before the band rose to fame, and how they used to have a kickabout.

April 3rd, 2009 LONDON - School children as young as 11 had been put on an invitation list for an art show that was featuring gay porn. The invitations, which were set to be sent to every secondary school in Glasgow, was for a 240,000 pounds taxpayer-funded exhibition in the city.

March 26th, 2009 LONDON - John Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird, 62, and the makers of a new biopic on the late Beatle's childhood face possible legal action from American author Geoffrey Giuliano. The writer has penned several books on the Fab Four, apart from collaborating with Julia for the biography 'John Lennon, My Brother', published in the late Eighties.

March 13th, 2009 LONDON - Director Sam Taylor-Wood has cast rising star Aaron Johnson and feels that he is the perfect man to play the young John Lennon in her debut film 'Nowhere Man'. Taylor-Wood thinks Johnson has 'confidence alongside vulnerability' and 'a charisma that can hold a gaze for a long time', dailymail.co.uk reports.

March 5th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Until now only well-off Beatles fans could afford to spend a night in the hotel suite used by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their honeymoon. But management at the Amsterdam Hilton are to allow members of the public to catch a glimpse of the famous suite where the newly-wed couple spent a week 40 years ago.

January 5th, 2009 LONDON - A royal medal that was rejected by the late Beatle John Lennon has been found nearly 40 years after the famous act of defiance, prompting his fans to call for it to be put on public display. Lennon's MBE medal was found in a cabinet at the Chancery Department of the Royal Household where it has lain untouched for years since being returned to the Queen Nov 25, 1969.

December 27th, 2008 LONDON - The Beatle's late lead singer John Lennon will appear in a television commercial for charity - 28 years after his death. In the ad, Lennon urges US citizens to support a campaign launched on Christmas to deliver solar-powered laptop computers to the world's poorest children, reports contactmusic.com.