1908: The Way We Lived
1908 was a BIG year. A meteor exploded in Siberia (luckily), felling 80 million trees… or was it a UFO? Transport took off with the Wright brothers and Henry Ford. Women’s fashion was tailored and elegant, with big hats. The Last Emperor of China began his reign. Stalin was arrested and Lenin arrived in St Petersburg in a sealed train. Turkey got a constitution. Six cars entered the great New York to Paris race. The Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ian Fleming was born and so was the FBI. London hosted the 1908 Olympics. The first major suffragette demonstration drew unprecedented crowds to Hyde Park.
And a very good year for Winston Churchill, who not only got promoted to Cabinet (President of the Board of Trade) but also got married to Miss Clementine Hozier.
RV1082-2 - Henri Farman the first aviator to fly 1km in Europe ©Roger-Viollet / TopFoto
wha001574 - Pu-Yi (Hsuan T’ung). Last Emperor of China 1908-1912 ©World History Archive / TopFoto
0483479 - Dorando of Italy, first in the Marathon is disqualified at the London Olympics ©Topham / TopFoto