The Pampas of South America are a grassland biome. They are flat, fertile plains that covers an area of 300,000 sq. miles or 777,000 square kilometers, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Andes Mountains. It is found primarily in Argentina and extends into Uruguay. The word Pampas comes from the Guarani Indian word for level plain.
Lennon's killer reveals motive. John Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman has told a parole board that he killed the legendary Beatle to steal his fame. Chapman, who was denied parole earlier this month, told the hearing that due to his crime he was a bigger nobody than I was before.
How John Lennon's death shocked the world: 35 years on the Beatle's murder is still the defining moment of a generation. On a cold night 35 years ago, Mark David Chapman waited for John Lennon outside the New York City apartment building where the former Beatle lived with his wife Yoko Ono and his son.