On this day: March 20, 1969

Some may consider March 20, 1969 as the beginning of the end for the Beatles, others may consider it a minor day of importance, and still others consider it a day of the greatest importance, it was on this day that John Lennon married Yoko Ono.

The couple met when Ono's artwork was displayed in a London gallery, although they were both married to others at the time, their attraction was evident and they were soon a couple.

Of the marriage Lennon said; 'intellectually, we didn't believe in getting married, but one doesn't love someone just intellectually.'

Other notable events for March 20:
-Eric Clapton and Buffalo Springfield members Richie Furay, Neil Young and Jim Messinna were arrested at a private residence in LA on March 20, 1968. They were charged with being in a place where it is suspected marijuana is being used
-Janis Joplin posthumously topped the US singles charts on March 20, 1971 with Me and Bobby McGee
-Marc Bolan and T. Rex topped the UK singles chart on March 20, 1971 for the first of four times with Hot Love
-The boat from which Radio Caroline, Britain's first pirate radio station, transmitted its illegal programs sank on March 20, 1980
-The Chipmunks could never be the same again following the death of record company executive Al Bennett on March 20, 1989, Alvin was named after him