July 1995

Sunday 09:

Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday 11:

A Cubana de Aviacion Antonov AN-24 crashes into the Caribbean off southeast Cuba killing 44 people.

Saturday 15:

Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter becomes the first item sold on Amazon.com

Monday 17:

1995 - The Nasdaq stock index closes above the 1,000 mark for the first time.

Tuesday 18:

On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufriere Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.

Friday 21:

Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.

Thursday 27:

In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.

Friday 28:

Network Solutions announces a new policy to help companies protect their trademarks on the Internet.