Israeli attacks leave at least 20 dead in Gaza
By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
December 14, 1980
Six days after former Beatle John Lennon was fatally shot in New York, News 8’s Loren Nancarrow went to Tower Records in the Midway area and was there at 11 a.m. when a store employee requested patrons take part in the worldwide moment of silence. Beatles records were suddenly hot, and sales were way up. Double Fantasy was selling for $5.99 but was going to be raised to $6.99 the following week. Vigils were held around the wrold. The largest one was in Central Park, where more than 50,000 people gathered to honor Lennon. San Diegans expressed their grief in Balboa Park. Yoko Ono requested ten minutes of silence at 2pm ET. The crowd sings the fitting “Give Peace a Chance.”
