52 years ago today, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their first bed-in as a plea for world peace in Amsterdam during their honeymoon in 1969.

It's also where "Give Peace a Chance" was recorded.

They had a (controversial) love for the ages that was cut tragically short. But today would have been John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 49th wedding anniversary.

New story in Entertainment from Time: Behind the Photo: How John Lennon and Yoko Ono Came Up With the Idea of Their Bed-In for Peace

The best jokes work on two levels, and John and Yoko's Bed Peace still works fifty years later.

"Less words and more peace!"