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This Disastrous Shipwreck Forced Survivors into Cannibalism and Inspired the Tale of Moby Dick
Before trying his hand at writing, the young Herman Melville’s brief career on the sea would influence his later works. Joining the whaling vessel the Acushnet in 1840, his chance encounter with…
American History
The Heartbreaking Truth Behind the Iconic Death Scene of the Elderly Couple on ‘Titanic’
We all remember the scene. As the incongruously dulcet soundtrack of “Near My God to Thee” stoically played by Titanic’s…
Disaster
The North Atlantic Tragedy: 8 Surprising Facts About the Sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15 1912 is an event with which almost everybody…
Disaster
Today in History: Disaster Strikes on the St. Lawrence River (1914)
Just two years after the horrific disaster that was the sinking of the Titanic, another major disaster struck a large…