JOHN LENNON

John Winston Lennon, was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, the 9th of October of 1940.

He was assesinated in New York, United States, the 8^th of December in 1980. He was a musician and a composer who achieverd fame as one of the members Of The Beatles, a british band of rock 1960s.And was reconized as one of the more acclaimed in the history of popular music. With Paul McCartney, they formed one of the most sucessful pairs composers in the tweentieh century.

He was born and he grew up in Liverpool, where beeing a teenager, he formed the band The Quarrymen, which later became in 1960 in The Beatles. When the, group started to desintegrate until their disolution at the end of that decade, Lennon started a solo career, marked by several critically acclaimed albums, including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band e Imagine, and songs like «Give Peace a Chance» and «Imagine».

He was a constant peace activism, with his wife Yoko Ono. In 1971 he moved to New York, because his opposition to the Vietnam War led to numerous attempts by the government to deport him.

In the United States, sales of Lennon's solo approach fourteen million units, and either as a performer, author or co-author, is responsible twenty seven number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2002, he was placed in eighth place in a BBC poll of the "100 most importants britanics", while in 2008 was described by Rolling Stone as the fifth greatest singer of all time. After his death he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Songwriters in the Hall of Fame of Rock in 1994.

VALENTINE'S DAY

Every February we celebrate Valentine's Day by giving flowers, candy and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. You may be wondering, "Who is St. Valentine"? Time to brush up on your Valentine's history!
Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just wasn't fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentine's actions he had him put to death.
Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailor's daughter. Before he was put to death he sent the first 'valentine' himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it 'Your Valentine', words still used on cards today.
Perhaps we'll never know the true identity and story behind the man named St. Valentine, but this much is for sure...February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating clear back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentines ranks second only to Christmas in number of greeting cards sent.
Another valentine gentleman you may be wondering about is Cupid (Latin cupido, "desire"). In Roman mythology Cupid is the son of Venus, goddess of love.

The Singing Bird by Kaitlyn Guenther I once knew a bird who was in love On Valentine's he would sing to a dove   He would sing until dawn   And collapse on the lawn When the dove came and gave him a shove