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On This Day: July 13, 1985 – The Live Aid Benefit Concert Took Place in London and Philadelphia

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On This Day: July 13, 1985 – The Live Aid Benefit Concert Took Place in London and Philadelphia.

On this day July 13, 1985, the world witnessed one of the most historic music events of the 1980s as the Live Aid benefit concert took place in both London and Philadelphia. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the global broadcast was created to raise money and awareness for the ongoing famine crisis in Ethiopia. What began as a bold idea quickly became a cultural milestone and one of the most powerful displays of music-driven humanitarian action in modern history.

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