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13th July 1985: Live Aid is watched by 1.9 billion people

  • 13th July 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Britain, Charity, Concert, England, Ethiopia, Music, Satellite, USA

At 12 noon on the 13th July 1985, an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid, the “global jukebox” broadcast live from Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.

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20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first gig (and gets fired)

  • 20th February 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Concert, Culture, Entertainment, Guitar, Music, Seattle, USA

On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first set.

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6th September 2018

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10th September 2020

Armistice

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11th November 2020

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10th January 1776: Thomas Paine publishes the pamphlet Common Sense advocating American independence

10th January 2021

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23rd January 1849: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman to receive a medical degree in the USA

23rd January 2021

Roe v. Wade

22nd January 1973: The Supreme Court issues its decision on the Roe v. Wade abortion case

22nd January 2021

Launch of USS Nautilus

21st January 1954: Launch of USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine

21st January 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

20th January 1986: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday

20th January 2021

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

28th June 2020

Armistice

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

11th November 2020

German invasion of Poland

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

1st September 2018

Berlin Wall opened

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

9th November 2019

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