On This Day, July 13: Live Aid concerts raise $125M for famine relief

This historical retrospective highlights significant events that occurred on July 13, including the 1985 Live Aid concerts and the 1992 appointment of Yitzhak Rabin as Israel's prime minister. It also covers various political and corporate milestones from the 19th century to the present.
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July 13 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
The content is a factual, chronological list of historical events presented without editorializing.
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