History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Lusitania in New York. Alexei Monreal collection. Perhaps it is fitting that this website’s 100th post should fall on the 100th anniversary of the Lusitania‘s last voyage. One hundred years ago today, the RMS Lusitania sailed out of New York Harbor and into the history books. Seven days later, on 7 May 1915, she would …
With the centennial coming up so quickly, it’s been a flurry of updates here, so I’ll try to keep this as brief but informative as possible. For everyone on the East Coast of the United States, here’s an activity update: New York City – 30 April 2015 Lecture on “Lusitania: The Sinking of an Era” Thursday …
Armenian majorities in the Ottoman Empire are shown in teal in the center of the map. From Wikimedia Commons. 24 April 2015 marks the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, where an estimated 800,000 to 1.5 million Armenians were killed under Ottoman rule. I don’t claim to be an expert in this field, so I’ll leave the …
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Press release for the Marlow Lusitania commemoration on 7 May: The sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania on the afternoon of 7th May 1915 by a German submarine resulted in the death of 1,198 passengers and crew. The sinking was in breach of international law and caused worldwide outrage. This incident helped shift public opinion in the United …
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