The newly adopted son would later take the hand of his stepsister, Octavia, in marriage, and become Claudius' heir apparent, the emperor choosing him over his own biological son, Britannicus (who died shortly after Nero became emperor). After the death of Claudius in A.D. 54. (possibly b...
Eleanor Roosevelt had a privileged, yet tragic, childhood. When Eleanor was two, she boarded the SS Britannic with her parents and was rescued via lifeboat when it ran into the SS Celtic and sank. She remained afraid of boats for the remainder of her life. When she was eight, her mother...
There was a nurse namedViolet Jessopwho actually survived the Titanic’s sinking, only be involved in another ship’s sinking, named –Britannic. Jessop went on Britannic four years after the Titanic and by an exceptional turn of events, she managed to survive even this sinking. However, she...
She was recovered by an aircraft belonging to the US Navy on November 14, 1975. After three expeditions and at the request of the family of some of the crew, the ship’s bronze bell was recovered on July 4, 1995. HMHS Britannic Belonging to the Olympic class of steamships, the Whit...
and was only put in one of the lifeboats after she’d helped passengers first. She was also on the RMS Olympic, the Titanic’s sister boat, in 1911, when it collided with another boat, though it didn’t sink . During WW1 she was a nurse on board the HMHS Britannic in 1916 which ...
In 1795, Washington signed the “Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty; and The United States of America,” or Jay’s Treaty, so-named for John Jay, who had negotiated it with the government of King George III. It helped the U.S. avoid war with Great ...
Titanic’s Sister Ships: Olympic and Britannic Belonged to: White Star Line White Star Line owned by: J.P. Morgan Number of People On Board: 2212 Children: 54 Number of Lifeboats: 20 Lifeboat Capacity: 1178 Survivors: 705 Designed Top Speed: 23-24 kilometers Top Speed Attained: 22.5 knots...
En 1951, Charles Bronson a fait ses débuts dans l'industrie cinématographique avec un rôle non crédité de marin dans You're in the Navy Now. Ce fut le début d'une longue et fructueuse carrière pour l'acteur, qui a ensuite joué dans de nombreux films, dont Les Sept mercenaire...
Did Titanic have a fatal design flaw? John Chatterton and Richie Kohler of "Deep Sea Detectives" dive the wreckage of Titanic's sister ship, Britannic, to investigate the possibility. WATCH NOW By:History.com Editors HISTORY.comworks with a wide range of writers and editors to create accurate...
the Olympic and the Britannic. While the Britannic was only as a British government ship during World War I, the other two became important parts of the history of cruising. We all know tragic story of the trans-Atlantic voyage of the Titanic, but it was the Olympic that paved the way ...