British prime minister, Theresa May of the Conservative Party, was elected by the Party’s MPs.
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The Live Aid concert raised funds and awareness for famine relief efforts in Africa.
Queen Victoria inherited Buckingham Palace from her uncle and moved in, becoming the first royal to live on the property.
The Treaty of Berlin was signed, granting Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania independence from Turkey.
John F. Kennedy was nominated as a presidential candidate by the US Democrats.
The USSR's Luna 15 robotic spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
