never publicly stated that the Titanic was unsinkable (although a contemporary White Star brochure stated that the Olympic class of liners was “designed_to be unsinkable” -Phil Hayward) it was the public and the press who marveled at the many lifesaving devices such as automatic watertight ...
Expert Carl Hartsville, of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told the same news conference he had seen nothing to indicate that the sub had crashed into the Titanic or had imploded above it. He said the debris field suggested the disaster had happened away from the Titanic in "the wa...
What’s worse, the first lifeboats were launched half-empty, wasting precious spaces. In panic, many people jumped into the ocean to escape the sinking ship! 12) As Titanic sank, the bow (the front) went down first, causing the stern (the back) to rise out of the water and into the...
Titanicwas a big success with both critics and viewers, becoming the highest-grossing movie ever at the time. It was praised for its visuals and performances, though somecriticized Rose and Jack’s love story. Still,Titanichas a special place in the hearts of many and continues to be one o...
Competing gangs would sometimes duke it out on the streets leaving bodies of their enemies (and sometimes the innocent as well). Chicago became particularly notorious, both for its gangs and the depth of corruption. This prompted the federal government to target the Chicago Gang run by Al ...
at the end of the 20th century due to two main events. The first was the discovery of the shipwreck in 1985 by American retired naval officerRobert Ballardwhich caused a lot of renewed interest in the ship and its history. It also provided new information on what had happened to the ship...
The bodies were then taken to Halifax in Canada were the process of identification started. The bodies of Margaret’s five sons were never recovered. Margaret had a box of tablets on her which contained the information that they had been bought in a chemist shop o...
their fingers caress through and around each other like the bodies of two lovers. jack tips his face forward into her blowing hair, letting the scent of her wash over him, until his cheek is agianst her ear. rose turns her head until her lips are near his. she lowers her arms, turning...
Given the situation and that he was at the helm when the ship hit the iceberg, I can understand being scared and in a panic but when the Carpathia showed up, he said it was only there to pull bodies out of the water rather than pick up survivors and at that point, the people in ...
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