He said: “Even at the time, the disaster nationally was yet another tragedy of WWI, which was buried in the terrible things happening in the trenches. This happened three years after the Titanic. The ...
On May 7, 1915, the Germany submarine (U-boat) U-20 sank the British ocean liner Lusitania. Approximately 1200 civilians died; more than 100 were U.S. citizens. In reply to President Woodrow Wilson’s ...
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This 80-foot wave flooded the Lusitania’s bridge and twisted her lifeboats
In January 1910, five years before her infamous sinking, the RMS Lusitania was nearly destroyed by a massive North Atlantic wave. The wall of water surged more than 80 feet above the sea line, smashed ...
The British ocean liner was torpedoed by the Germans during World War I, killing over one thousand people and changing the tide of war. But controversy still surrounds the disaster as some questions ...
The Otsego County Library will host a lecture on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The event will feature local historian David Kaplan, who will delve into the ...
Cobh will host a solemn and dignified tribute this May as the annual Lusitania Commemoration Ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 11, marking 110 years since the tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania off ...
The Lusitania and the RMS Titanic are two of the most majestic vessels the British have ever produced. Both tragically sank, causing enormous loss of life. What's particularly notable about the two ...
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