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John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, arrive at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City on Aug. 22, 1980. Twenty-five years ago on Dec. 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman stamped his name into history by shooting four bullets into John Lennon's back _ a desperate, senseless grab for the kind of fame the voice of a generation was so steeped in. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Steve Sands) ** zu Korr **