Divers have recovered the main telegraph machine from the Lusitania, the wreck at the center of one of the most infamous maritime disasters of the 20th century. Irish heritage officials confirmed that ...
In May 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, resulting in the loss of more than 1,100 lives, The attack on the civilian vessel sent shockwaves around the ...
Discover the story of the RMS Lusitania, torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915, off the coast of Ireland. The tragedy claimed nearly 1,300 lives, including 120 Americans, and helped shift U.S.
It’s hard to remember your manners when you think you’re about to die. The human species may have developed an elaborate social and behavioral code, but we drop it fast when we’re scared enough — as ...
One hundred years ago, 128 Americans died among more than a thousand in the sinking of what was then the greatest ocean liner in the world. In response, the U.S. entered World War I. That's the story ...
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 ...
The magnificent Lusitania sank in just 18 minutes, carrying secrets and riches to the bottom of the ocean. This is the dramatic, decades-long story of the high-stakes race to recover her lost ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The British ocean liner, the Lusitania, set sail from New York on May 1, 1915, with over 2000 passengers and crew on board. The ship was bound for ...
Parts of the wreckage of the ship Lusitania, which sunk on May 7, 1915, off Ireland’s coast, killing 1,201 people, has been donated to the Old Head of Kinsale Museum by the wreck’s owner US ...
In May 1915, after a German submarine torpedoed the RMS Lusitania killing nearly 1,200 civilians off of the coast of Queenstown, Co. Cork (now Cobh) a mob of angry Irish locals surrounded Queen’s ...