Stephens, D. (2024, August 22). Haunting Titanic newspaper article found in woman’s wardrobe. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9w31jdejxo
A newspaper published in the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic has been unearthed in a wardrobe. The edition of The Daily Mirror from 20 April 1912, which shows a photo of two women waiting for the list of survivors to be posted on a wall in Southampton, was found in a house in Lichfield, Staffordshire, after 112 years.
[The newspaper was auctioned off for £34 ($44)]
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Breen, K. (2024, August 16). Wreck believed to be WWI ship that sank with over 500 sailors found in “remarkable” condition. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hms-hawke-world-war-one-ship-believed-found-scotland/
A group of divers working off the coast of Scotland found the wreck of what’s believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board. The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on Oct. 15, 1914, according to Lost in Waters Deep, a U.K. agency that memorializes naval losses from World War I. The Royal Navy warship caught fire and sank in fewer than eight minutes, according to CBS News partner the BBC, with just 70 sailors surviving. In total, 524 sailors died when the ship sank near northern Scotland.
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Refined, J. T. a. S. (2024, August 13). Seattle’s New “Titanic: The Exhibition” is an emotional voyage. Seattle Refined. https://www.seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/seattle-titanic-the-exhibition-immersive-experience-museum-display-history-tragedy-survivors-waterfront-cruise-pnw
A new museum on the Seattle waterfront is bringing a historical event back to the surface like never been before. “Titanic: The Exhibition” opened this summer on Alaskan Way and offers an immersive experience into the heart of the fateful ship. There is a model of the ship with cut-outs that give a glimpse of how the ship looked inside and how everything was laid out, but the best parts of the exhibition are the life-sized recreations of the various spaces onboard. You get a chance to see the huge differences between the first-class and third-class rooms (even the tableware was significantly different). Walking down the ornate first-class hallway gives you a real “you were there” moment. There is also a recreation of the wireless cabin known as Marconi Room, where Morse Code was used to help save the lives of those who fled the ship.
Suggested Reading
Behe, G. (2012). On board RMS Titanic: Memories of the Maiden Voyage. The History Press.
Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)
Lord, Walter, THE NIGHT LIVES ON, Willian Morrow and Company, New York, New York, 1986 (First Edition)
Wilson, A. (2012). Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived. Simon and Schuster.
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