Upon hearing of the Titanic’s sinking, Senator William Alden Smith called for an immediate investigation. The senate agreed to Smith heading a subcommittee to hear testimony. One of the first aspects… more →
ALookThruTimewrote 1 week ago: I realise we seem to have tipped over towards Lichfield a little this weekend, but this one is too g … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Despite the fact that the wreck of the RMS Titanic fascinated me as a child, James Cameron’s T … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Statue of Captain Edward Smith in Beacon Park, Lichfield (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sunday’s ar … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A Chilling Must-Read Account Jack Thayer was a 17-year-old first class passenger on the RMS Titanic, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Upon hearing of the Titanic’s sinking, Senator William Alden Smith called for an immediate investiga … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Before Carpathia even arrived in New York, The White Star Line made efforts to recover the dead from … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Titanic – Southampton Remembers Saw a Friends Status on Facebook (Guy Boocock) “ ” … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In the early morning hours of April 15th, 1912, the survivors of the Titanic made their way towards … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sunday, April 14, 1912 was coming to an end on the Titanic when tragedy struck. That morning passeng … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On Sunday, April 14, Titanic wireless operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride received six ice warn … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Apologies for jumping on a bandwagon, but it would be wrong for a History blog not to talk about thi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Captain Edward J. Smith Her little fowl heart was pounding wildly as Mother Goose ran to Captain Smi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On April 10th, 1912 at precisely 12:00 noon, Titanic pulled away from Southampton in England headed … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Image courtesy SeaCity Museum, Southampton. On the night of April 11, 1912, a mighty ocean liner ste … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “You don’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as i … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Much of what we ‘know’ about the loss of the Titanic and her last moments has come from … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I went last night to a BAFTA preview, at the BFI, of the first two episodes of Julian Fellowes’ four … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The compelling TV documentary Nazi Titanic: Revealed tells the amazing story of the 1943 Titanic mov … more →