On this day in 1966, John Lennon held a press conference apologizing for saying The Beatles were bigger than…
A.) Jesus
B.) The Rolling Stones
C.) President Johnson
D.) Queen Elizabeth II
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Answer: A.) Jesus. Lennon told reporters “Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said ‘Beatles’ because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said ‘TV’ or ‘Cinema’, ‘Motorcars’ or anything popular and would have got away with it’’.