Vale John Lennon. The former Beatle has become an icon for millions worldwide with his music and his message of peace and love. In many ways a poster boy of the hippie era, Lennon's influence was enormous in his day, even after the end of the Beatles. With his wife Yoko Ono, Lennon was a hero to the peace movement ... and a 'dangerous radical' to some, notably J. Edgar Hoover, who some believe directly intervened to refuse Lennon a permanent U.S. visa. Some even believe Lennon's death in 1980 was orchestrated by the FBI, the CIA or any number of others. Of course, we all know the story. On 8 December 1980, "The Walrus", John Winston Lennon, was walking into his apartment building, the Dakota building in New York City, with his wife when he was shot dead by Mark David Chapman, later describ