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2018

A jury in the U.S. state of Missouri ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $4.7 billion in damages in a talc-related cancer case.

Theresa May is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Conservative Party lawmakers.

The Live Aid concerts, organized to combat famine in Ethiopia, take place in London, Philadelphia, Sydney, and Moscow.

For the first time, a song from the soundtrack of a James Bond film, “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran, reached number one on the charts.

Montreal hosts the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game held outside the United States.

At the Democratic National Convention, John F. Kennedy is nominated as the party’s candidate for the U.S. presidency.

Frank Sinatra records his very first song, “Our Love.”

The first World Cup is held in Uruguay.

The Hollywood sign is installed on a hill near Los Angeles, California.

At the fourth Olympic Games held in London, women compete for the first time.

It happened on… July 13