A century-old mystery beneath the waves remains unsolved as we enter this New Year. It involves the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania during the First World War. Martha Teichner takes us back: ...
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 ...
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 ...
Passengers and crew: 1,949 Sunk: May 7, 1915, torpedoed by a German U-boat Time to sink: 18 minutes Deaths: 1,198 Survival rate: 38.5% The tragic voyages of the RMS Titanic and RMS Lusitania have ...
In 1915, a German submarine sunk the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing nearly 1,200 people including 123 Americans. The story of that disaster is the subject of a new book, “Dead Wake.” ...
It was a maritime disaster almost as deadly as the Titanic. It saw innocent civilians become collateral damage. And it swayed the public opinion of a neutral nation at a time of war, just like the ...
On the 100 th anniversary of its sinking, Lusitania remains the most well-known passenger ship to be lost during World War I. However, it was not the first liner to be sunk when it was torpedoed on ...
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