Photographs are attempts to freeze time; to hold on to memories that we never want to forget. But not all memories are happy, there are tragic ones, too.
These images portray different moments in history when tragedy unexpectedly came and stole the party.
1. Lennon’s Death
The lead singer of The Beatles, John Lennon, signed autographs outside his apartment in New York City. As he did this, Mark Chapman, the man standing next to him in the picture, got ready to shoot and kill him just a minute after this photo was taken.
