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Divers recently uncovered the remains of a Royal Navy warship off the Isle of Wight — 118 years after it went down. The ship, HMS Tiger, sank in 1908 after colliding with another Royal Navy warship, the 10,000-ton HMS Berwick, news agency SWNS reported. More than half of HMS Tiger’s 57 crew members were … Continue reading Friday Titanic news (21 Aug 2026) →
…. the Atlanta-based R.M.S. Titanic Inc. — made plans to auction off 100 of the 5,500 artifacts it has collected. It went to court on Thursday to defend the proposed sale. In U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va., the company argued before Judge Rebecca Beach Smith that she has no jurisdiction over the 100 disputed … Continue reading Monday Titanic News: RMS Titanic Inc Wants to Sell Titanic…
After World War II, Berlin was divided into four Allied occupation zones: American, British, French and Soviet. Differences emerged as to the future of Germany resulting in the creation of two Germanys and Berlin being split in two. The Americans, British, and French united their sectors to create the Federal Republic of Germany and half … Continue reading Remembering History: Berlin Wall Goes Up…
For the first time in more than 20 years, the two yellow gantry cranes are being pressed back into regular service as Harland & Wolff – the historic firm that built the ill-fated Titanic – gets back into the warship business. “We haven’t used Goliath for years,” says Peter Rusk, programme manager, as he explains … Continue reading Wednesday Titanic News →
Beginning near midnight on August 8 and in the early morning of August 9 1969, Sharon Tate, the wife of movie director Roman Polanski, was killed along with four others in their Beverly Hills home. The murders made national headlines and two days later a second series of murders would occur. The savage murders were … Continue reading Remembering the Victims of the Manson Cult (8-9 Aug 1969) →
More than a century after the RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, one of the most fascinating glimpses into life aboard the world’s most famous ocean liner comes not from its grand staircase or luxurious cabins, but from its surviving menus. Original menu cards preserved by passengers and crew, along with records maintained by … Continue reading Monday Titanic News →
[Important Note :England was still under the old Julian calendar in 1588, so the original date is shown in parentheses. England adopted it in 1752 and had to skip ahead 11 days accounting for the difference. Wherever possible, the original and new date are shown.] On 8 Aug 1588 (29 July 1588) naval forces of … Continue reading Remembering History: Spanish Armada Defeated Ending Spain’s Invasion of…
On 24 Jul 1915 the steamer Eastland rolled over while docked in the Chicago River. 844 passengers and crew died making it the worst loss of life in the Great Lakes. The SS Eastland was a passenger ship constructed by Jenks Ship Building Company for the Michigan Transportation Company that was launched in 1903. It … Continue reading Remembering the Eastland Disaster (24 July 1915) →
The sensational murder trial of Lizzie Borden would galvanize the nation but ended up in her acquittal in 1893. Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks; And when she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one. (Nursery Rhyme) Lizzie Borden and her older sister Emma were the … Continue reading Murder History: The Case of Lizzie Borden →
On 1 Aug 1944 Poles in Warsaw launched a major uprising against the Nazi occupation. The Soviet Army had advanced to the Vistula River on the eastern suburb of Warsaw prompting the revolt. Polish General Tadeusz Bor-Komorowski, commander of the Home Army (an underground resistance group of around 40,000), had ties to the government-in-exile … Continue reading Remembering History: Warsaw Uprising…
Welcome to August! August is named for the first Roman emperor Augustus. It used to be called Sextillis meaning sixth as on the old Roman calendar the year started in March. It is the last full month of summer in the Northern Hemisphere but in the southern winter. August is known as a major … Continue reading Welcome to August! →
