Layout1 – The Retrospectors

ON PREVIOUS DAYS:

YESTERDAY:
The CIA's Iranian Coup
DAY BEFORE:
The Man Who Invented Seat Belts
DAY BEFORE THAT:
The Fake King of Albania
DAY BEFORE BEFORE THAT:
Ford Puts The World On Wheels

ON PREVIOUS DAYS:

YESTERDAY:
The CIA's Iranian Coup
DAY BEFORE:
The Man Who Invented Seat Belts
DAY BEFORE THAT:
The Fake King of Albania
DAY BEFORE BEFORE THAT:
Ford Puts The World On Wheels

OLLY MANN

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REBECCA MESSINA

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ARION MCNICOLL

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20 Aug: One Direction: The Movie

‘This Is Us’ premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 20th August, 2013. 10,000 ‘Directioners’, some of whom had slept rough for three nights, were there to catch a glimpse of their favourite boyband. The documentary, directed by ‘Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock, went on to take $18m in its Labor…

19 Aug: The CIA's Iranian Coup

Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a coup backed by the CIA and MI6 on 19th August, 1953. He had nationalised Iran's oil industry, threatening the British stake in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP), fuelling American fears of the spread of Communism. Britain initially responded with an economic blockade, and…

17 Aug: The Man Who Invented Seat Belts

Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin patented the three-point seatbelt while working for Volvo, on 17th August 1959. Prior to that, cars only had lap belts - basically a single strap across your waist - if they were fitted at all. Volvo made the patent open to all manufacturers, which boosted global…

13 Aug: The Fake King of Albania

German circus performer Otto Witte went to his death-bed claiming he had been crowned King of Albania on 13th August, 1913 for a five-day reign which culminated with him being chased out of the country as an imposter. Generally believed to have been a fantasist who invented the story, Witte…

12 Aug: Ford Puts The World On Wheels

The Ford Model T rolled into production on 12th August, 1908, still hand-assembled in much the same way as its rivals. But Henry Ford’s ambition for the car was bigger: to create a reliable, durable motor that ordinary Americans could realistically afford - a dream he later realised by deploying…

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