Timeline Tuesday 29 July 2014

Events on Tuesday 29 July 2014 2

• 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge goes viral Social media campaign raises over $100 million for ALS research A viral social media challenge in which participants poured buckets of ice water over their heads and nominated others swept the globe, raising over $100 million for the ALS Association. Celebrities, politicians and ordinary users widely participated. The campaign is credited with funding significant advances in ALS research.
• 2014 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release Hypnotic Eye First number one album Their first album to top the Billboard 200.