Number 1 Songs in 1908 — UK and US Charts
"Oh! Oh! Antonio"
Florrie Forde
A hugely popular comic music hall song about a lovesick girl chasing an Italian ice cream seller. Florrie Forde was one of the great music hall stars of the era, famous for leading audience sing-alongs.
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Harvey Hindermeyer & Edward Meeker (recorded)
Written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer (neither of whom had attended a baseball game), it became the unofficial anthem of American baseball and is still sung during the seventh-inning stretch.
Biggest Films of 1908 — Box Office Hits
The Adventures of Dollie
Box Office: N/A
D.W. Griffith's directorial debut for the Biograph Company, a 12-minute film about a child kidnapped by gypsies. Griffith would go on to become the most influential director of the silent era.
Fashion and Style of 1908
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1908
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1908