Throughout the course of history people have been annihilating other people. Whether it be in wars or everyday places, the murders have been caused more or less over the same things. For example difference of opinion or misunderstandings have taken the lives of many people. Most killings don't have any impact on the world. However the deaths of political leaders and famous stars do have a fairly decent impact on it depending on who the person is. The assassinations of Malcolm X, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and John Lennon will forever have an impact on this world. I.MALCOLM X Malcolm X was a civil rights movement leader (Haley and X). He was a black Muslim who spent the first part of his life with no real religious background. He was introduced …show more content…
JOHN LENNON
John Lennon was beloved by many people (“The Life Of John Lennon”, John Lennon.com). The Beatle was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool England. He was in the Beatles and later embarked in a solo career. Lennon became involved in politics. He had a multitude of fans and some haters. He gained some more people that hated him when he became cocky. This cockiness cost him his life. “Lennon was survived by Yoko, Sean, and Julian, his son from his marriage to Cynthia.” (“The Life Of John Lennon”, John Lennon.com)
As a child, Chapman always wanted to be a Beatle. He had idolized Lennon (Sloane, “Inside the mind of John Lennon's killer.” CNN). He began to hate Lennon when Lennon said that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” “A, devout Christian, destroyed Beatles record albums and "even said he changed the words to 'Imagine' to 'Imagine if John were dead,” (Sloane, “Inside the mind of John Lennon's killer.” CNN). He became depressed after high school and was hospitalized for a failed suicide attempt. “After reading Anthony Fawcett's "John Lennon: One Day at a Time," his "10-year obsession with The Beatles congealed into a hatred of John Lennon in particular," Gaines explained. But the book that truly influenced him was "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, and its protagonist, Holden Caulfield.”(Sloane, “Inside the mind of John Lennon's killer.” CNN). He then decided to kill John Lennon. He quit his job and went up to New York in October 1980. Mark David …show more content…
Austria had control over Serbia and Gavrilo blamed the archduke for it. He was dying of tuberculosis. Princip was 19 years old and terribly sick. “Knowing he will soon die of his illness, Princip is not afraid to kill the target of his anger” ( “Assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Gavrilo Princip.” Awesome stories). This act caused Austria to declare war on Serbia. Thus starting the first world war that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 ( “Assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Gavrilo Princip.” Awesome