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Lennon's medal uncovered after 40 years (WSYR 9 Syracuse) 06 January 2009

A medal awarded to John Lennon by British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has been uncovered in a royal vault 40 years after the late Beatle refused the honor as part of an anti-war protest. The legendary musician was made a Member of the British Empire, MBE, in the Queen's 1965 Birthday honors list, alongside his fellow bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Lennon returned ...

Beatles fans call for return of MBE medal rejected by John Lennon (Daily Telegraph) 06 January 2009

The MBE medal that John Lennon famously rejected has been unearthed in a royal vault and now 40 years after Lennon sent the award back to the Queen Beatles historians are calling for it to be dusted off and put on public display.

Lennon's medal uncovered after 40 years (San Diego 6) 06 January 2009

A medal awarded to John Lennon by British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has been uncovered in a royal vault 40 years after the late Beatle refused the honor as part of...

John Lennon - Lennons Mbe Uncovered In Royal Vault After 40 Years (ContactMusic) 06 January 2009

A medal awarded to JOHN LENNON by British monarch QUEEN ELIZABETH II has been uncovered in a royal vault - 40 years after the late BEATLE refused the honour as part of an ...

Rejected John Lennon MBE Medal Found In Royal Vault (Xfm Online) 06 January 2009

The Queen ’s Birthday Honours list in 1965 awarded all four Beatles the honour for their services to music, however John Lennon returned his medal four years later in protest against the Vietnam war.

MBE that John Lennon returned in protest is found (Times Online) 05 January 2009

For decades it has lain unloved and largely forgotten in a royal vault, the symbol of one of the final acts of Sixties rebellion. Almost 40 years after John Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen, the insignia has finally been rediscovered.

John Lennon's image re-created for TV, online ads top latest 'New on the 'Net' sites (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) 05 January 2009

New on the 'Net: APJohn Lennon Imagine this: Twenty-eight years after his murder, former Beatle John Lennon appears in an online and donated TV ad pitching One Laptop Per Child -- the nonprofit foundation, at laptop.org, that aims to give...

Lennon's MBE unearthed (Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland) 06 January 2009

The rock legend returned the honour in 1969, in protest at the government's supposed support of the war in Vietnam. All four members of the band had been rewarded four years earlier for their services to music, at the height of Beatlemania.

Now Showing: 9,540 Artists | 53,902 Events (POLLSTAR) 07 January 2009

Time once again to shut out the lights, unleash the guard geckos and close up for the day. But before we do we want to leave you with new dates for Boyz II Men , Cheech & Chong , Shinedown and Fall Out Boy , and links to items about Eddie Van Halen , John Lennon, Sanjaya and video site Veoh.

Music of the week powerpoint - Imagine John Lennon (Times Education Supplement) 05 January 2009

Each week I choose a 'music of the week'. This is played as the children come into assembly and there is an accompanying powerpoint presentation on IWB which gives information, pictures and questions for the children to look at as they wait for the others to enter.