Women and Children First: How a Rarely-Used Maritime Practice Caused Confusion On Board the 'Titanic'
Over 100 years after 'Titanic' sank, the origins and true meaning of “women and children first” remain a source of confusion.
Historic UK15d
The Loss of the Princess Victoria
While many have heard of the disaster of the Herald ... The Birkenhead Drill, or Women and Children First, as established by the silent heroes of HMS Birkenhead in 1852… ...
The New Zealand Herald11d
Birkenhead stabbing: Neighbour says ‘too much blood’ at scene for attack to be random
Police say the man was critically injured in a stabbing incident in Birkenhead. Video / Sylvie Whinray A resident in a Birkenhead street where a man was found critically injured with multiple stab ...
The New Zealand Herald11d
Armed police swarm into Birkenhead on Auckland’s North Shore after man critically injured in stabbing
Police say the man was critically injured in a stabbing incident in Birkenhead. Video / Sylvie Whinray Police said a man was located with critical injuries on Birkenhead Ave by a member of the ...
Psychology Today25d
The Six Psychological Stages of a Disaster
Big T trauma includes domestic violence, sexual assault, death, war, or a natural disaster. Most professionals also say that when it comes to trauma, it’s important to never compare traumas.
BroadwayWorld5d
Susan Birkenhead
Susan Birkenhead has written 14 shows including Working (Lyricist), King of Schnorrers (Lyricist), A...My Name Is Alice (Material), Love (Lyricist), Tatterdemalion (Lyricist), Pieces of Eight ...
ABC News28d
'Disasters don’t discriminate,' outgoing FEMA administrator says
Criswell, the outgoing FEMA administrator, sits for an exit interview with ABC. Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, wildfire or anything in between, disasters "don't discriminate" in where ...
Wall Street Journal23d
Natural Disasters Cost $417 Billion Worldwide in 2024
Natural disasters and severe weather cost the global economy $417 billion last year, including $154 billion for which insurers were on the hook, according to a new report. Last year was the ...
Liverpool Echo29d
11 stage plan to demolish Birkenhead Tunnel flyovers approved
Outline plans for a new urban village in Birkenhead as well as removing two flyovers to the Birkenhead tunnel have been approved. The plans could see major changes coming to a large area of ...
CNN12d
A passenger jet exploded nearly 30 years ago. How families of aircraft disaster victims are treated was forever changed
And I think they’re doing a wonderful job.” The explosion led to legislation, the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act, which would forever change the way plane accident victims’ families ...
The Conversation26d
Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes are crucial to disaster response
Disasters, by definition, overwhelm local resources, making civilian responders like these essential. Sixty years of research at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center and by ...