Thursday, February 26, 2009

Lusitania sinking


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lusitania sinking

The sinking of the luxury liner off the Irish coast
Text excerpted from Lost Liners, courtesy of Madison Press Books. The Lusitania carried a healthy complement of American passengers when she departed New York for Liverpool on May
The Lusitania sailed on May 1st 1915 from New York bound for Liverpool. The sinking of the Lusitania was thought to have made a major impact on America and World War One, but
Many claimed that Schwieger added the last sentence after the voyage after the world became shocked by the sinking. The distress signals sent from the Lusitania reached
One side of the medal showed the Lusitania sinking laden with guns (incorrectly depicted sinking stern first) with the motto "KEINE BANNWARE!" ("NO CONTRABAND!"), while the reverse
A headline in the New York Times the following dayâ€""Divergent Views of the Sinking of The Lusitania "â€"sums up the initial public response to the disaster.
On May 7, 1915, the British passenger ship, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German U-boat. The high death toll shocked the world and the loss of American citizens swayed public
HS-102 Readings. Lusitania (newspaper report) LONDON, Saturday, May 8. - The Cunard Liner Lusitania, which sailed out of New York last Saturday with 1,918 souls
Eye witness account of the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915.

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