A tsunami destroys the city of Alexandria, Egypt. 50 000 are killed.

Israel and Syria sign the truce that ended their 19 month war.

Battle of the Atlantic during – World War 2. Tthe last U-boats withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions.

The first Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens.

The walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri collapses killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.

John F. Kennedy, Jr. dies when his plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.

Alzheimer disease is given its name.

The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any…

The Live Aid benefit concert takes place

The Rolling Stones perform their first concert.