This Week in History
July 13, 1985
Thousands gather in London’s Wembley Stadium for the opening act of Live Aid, the benefit concert for Africa.
July 16, 1945
In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the U.S. Army secretly detonates the first atomic bomb.
July 17, 1955
Walt Disney’s $17-million fantasyland, Disneyland, opens in Anaheim, California.