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The Sinking of The Lusitania

In this documentary, we are going to examine the events surrounding probably the most significant sinking of a ship by a ...
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 ...
Lusitania Sinking | News, Photos, Audio | ArchivesNEW YORK, May 3, 1915 (UP) - All Europe recognizes that the great war has developed something new in history - the siege of a nation - and has ...
When the German U-boats targeted the Lusitania with a torpedo, the ship sank more quickly than expected. Here's why that happened according to modern reports.
The ocean liner's sinking by a German U-boat led to the U.S. entering World War I. Erik Larson, author of Dead Wake, says British intelligence knew the ship was in danger and didn't tell anyone.
One hundred years ago on May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 1,195 of the men, women, and children on board.Of those killed, 123 were ...
In a Lusitania stateroom the day of departure, May 1, “Fra Elbertus,” as Hubbard was affectionately called, chatted with reporters. “Speaking from a strictly personal point of view, I would ...
This text-only First World War poster details the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915. After the invasion of Belgium, the torpedoing of the Lusitania was the second most powerful event used in ...
LONDON, Jan. 22, 1915 (UP) - The English steamer Durward, from Leith to Rotterdam, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine yesterday, 22 miles northwest of the Bus lightship, near the mouth of the ...