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ON THIS DAY: 1973

On This Day in 1973 … Did You Know? In honor of April Fool’s Day, John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced the fanciful formation of Nutopia, a new country with…

Singer and songwriterJohn Lennon (1940 – 1980) with his wife Yoko Ono, signing copies of her conceptual art book ‘Grapefruit’ at Selfridges, London, 15th July 1971. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)

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On This Day in 1973 ...
Did You Know?

In honor of April Fool's Day, John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced the fanciful formation of Nutopia, a new country with no laws or boundaries and a national anthem of silence.