It was 40 years ago today: Beatles leader John Lennon was assassinated, shocking the world soon after his 40th birthday. Coverage was nonstop.

I was just 15: Beatlemania soared for a whole new generation. Below, remembering that 1980s revival and how the Beatles made another sort of comeback in 2020:

The Beatles Song They’re Afraid to Play: Too Much Religion?

Life Goes On: Four Beatles Songs Back Big in Our “Home Tonight’’ Era