The RMS Titanic was the dream of a man named Joseph Bruce Ismay, also known as J. Bruce Ismay. Ismay and a man named Lord William James Pirrie, who ran the shipyard Harland and Wolff. One night, after they had dinner together, the two men poured drinks, lit cigars, and had … Read More
The movie industry has changed a lot since the RMS Titanic went down in 1912. These days, a movie can take a month or two to film, then up to another six months of editing, sound, and special effects. However, back in 1912, movies were put out in a matter of … Read More
On the night of April 14th, 1912, a large ship named the RMS Titanic was sailing across the North Atlantic heading for New York City. The first four days of the voyage were absolutely perfect, in fact, too good according to the passengers aboard her. The Titanic boasted the best of everything including … Read More
On the night of April 14th, 1912, a man by the name of Charles Herbert Lightoller was standing on the bridge of the RMS Titanic. Lightoller was on board the Titanic as er second officer, a slit demotion for him, but he was just happy to be aboard the largest ship yet launched. … Read More
Back in 1912, the shipping line the White Star Line was bought out by an American named John Pierpont Morgan. Also known as JP, Morgan was a business man that had a lot of companies all over the United States, and then began to branch out. Morgan decided to venture … Read More
Back in 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. On board the ship, which at the time was the biggest in the world, there were over 2228 people, but on the fourth day of the voyage the ship struck an iceberg and sank killing over 1500 of the passengers and … Read More
Whenever something bad happens, people always look for some kind of explanation. What happened that caused the tragedy? Why did people have to get injured or die? A typical question would be what could have been done differently that fateful night? One of the biggest disasters of the 20th century … Read More
The 20th and 21st centuries have seen their fair share of disasters. Some of these disaster were so huge they changed the world forever. In 2001, when the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by terrorists, the world was not the same, and is still not the same. However, back … Read More
There are a lot of terrible events that have shaped the way the world is. Even from back in ancient times, events are what changed things for either the better or the worse. In 1912, the world was fairly naive when it came to disasters, and when something bad happened, … Read More
The world is a much different place now then it was 104 years ago. In 1912, when people were told something happened, it was believed, but that was then and this is now. These days, the general public distrusts when anyone in authority tells them anything including a disaster with … Read More
