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  • Busan, South Korea
    Saturday Aug 1, 1953
    Samsung

    Founding Cheil Jedang

    Busan, South Korea
    Saturday Aug 1, 1953

    When the Korean War broke out, he was forced to leave Seoul. He started a sugar refinery in Busan named Cheil Jedang.




  • Johannesburg, South Africa
    Aug, 1953
    Nelson Mandela

    Opening The law firm

    Johannesburg, South Africa
    Aug, 1953

    In August 1953, Mandela and Tambo opened their own law firm, Mandela and Tambo, operating in downtown Johannesburg. The only African-run law firm in the country, it was popular with aggrieved blacks, often dealing with cases of police brutality. Disliked by the authorities, the firm was forced to relocate to a remote location after their office permit was removed under the Group Areas Act; as a result, their clientele dwindled.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 5, 1953
    Frank Sinatra

    The Remarkable Career Revival

    U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 5, 1953

    The release of the film "From Here to Eternity" in August 1953 marked the beginning of a remarkable career revival.




  • U.S.
    Thursday Aug 27, 1953
    Audrey Hepburn

    Roman Holiday

    U.S.
    Thursday Aug 27, 1953

    Hepburn had her first starring role in Roman Holiday (1953), playing Princess Ann, a European princess who escapes the reins of royalty and has a wild night out with an American newsman (Gregory Peck). The producers of the movie initially wanted Elizabeth Taylor for the role, but director William Wyler was so impressed by Hepburn's screen test that he cast her instead.




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