On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and nearly 1,200 lives were lost. Library of Congress via WikiCommons When the First World War began, in the ...
WASHINGTON - Owning a fragment of history - a Gettysburg bullet, a Coolidge campaign button - is fun, so in 1968 Gregg Bemis became an owner of the Lusitania. This 787-feet-long passenger liner has ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
On the night of May 6, 1915, as his ship ap­proached the coast of Ireland, Capt. William Thomas Turner left the bridge and made his way to the first-class lounge, where passengers were taking part in ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. It took a short while for the Lusitania to go down, but it took rescue boats almost three hours to reach the ...
Almost every major event in history seems to have a curious Cincinnati connection—and the RMS Lusitania is no different. The Lusitania docked at New York in 1907 after its maiden voyage. Eight years ...
"Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios, writers and suffragettes - a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the ...
Cork marked the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania during the First World War with a series of special events and ceremonies on Monday afternoon. The liner was torpedoed by a German ...