by Lady Kathleen | Mar 14, 2019 | Believe it or Not
Q. April 15 — this Sunday — is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the . I have read that when the Carpathia picked up the survivors, it also picked up many of the Titanic’s lifeboats. What happened to them? A. They completed the trip to Manhattan aboard the...
by Lady Kathleen | Mar 13, 2019 | Believe it or Not
Many years ago there was a conspiracy theory that the Titanic never really sank and that it was the sister ship the Olympic. It was said to be an insurance scam of Titanic proportions. The Olympic was launched about a year before the Titanic and seemed to be cursed...
by Lady Kathleen | Feb 27, 2019 | Believe it or Not
A floating palace sailed from Southampton in 1898 on her maiden voyage it was the biggest and grandest liner ever built, and rich passengers savored its luxury as they journeyed to the United States. But the ship never reached its destination: Its Hull was ripped open...
by Lady Kathleen | Feb 27, 2019 | Believe it or Not
Donald Allen Kirch, author of Still Waters and KA-RE KA-RE Book Description Once they said, “God Himself Could Not Sink Her!” The maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic was to be the toast of Europe. Filled with the richest people in the world, there was no...
by Lady Kathleen | Feb 21, 2019 | Believe it or Not
The Titanic shortly before leaving on her maiden voyage in 1912. If newspaper articles had routinely carried reporters’ bylines 100 years ago, there would be no question now about who got one of the biggest scoops of the early 20th century, the April 18, 1912,...
by Lady Kathleen | Feb 20, 2019 | Believe it or Not
That’s a lot for a menu, but then there is no limit to the fascination with the Titanic. Indeed, I found myself leaning over to read what the first-class passengers on that maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City ate on April 14, 1912, a century ago next...
