A 1915 painting of the Lusitania sinking, as rendered by the German government. (Wikimedia Commons) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...
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 ...
May 7 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1718, the French established the city of New Orleans on land inhabited by the Chitimacha tribe. The actual date of the city's founding is unknown, but the ...
On May 7, 1915, the news media reported that the British ocean liner Lusitania had been torpedoed by a World War I German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. More than 1,100 people died. Here is a story ...
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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Articles just recovered from the wreck of the Lusitania may reveal the final moments of the ship torpedoed and sunk off the Cork coast in 1915. Divers have brought instruments back from the ship which ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people. File Photo ...