A life jacket worn by a Titanic survivor sold for more than $900,000 at auction Saturday, far exceeding expectations and highlighting the enduring fascination with the doomed ship. The flotation ...
The only lifejacket of a Titanic survivor ever auctioned — worn by one of the passengers in lucky Lifeboat No. 1 — was sold today for $717,772 in England. The ship was four days into its maiden voyage ...
A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for $906,000. The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, ...
It’s dripping with irony! The Titanic exhibit at suburban Chicago’s Volo Museum was ironically flooded on the 114th anniversary of the ship’s tragic sinking, adding an unwelcome touch of realism to ...
A life jacket worn by a survivor of the Titanic sold for £670,000 (around $904,500) at an auction Saturday, far exceeding expectations in what was billed as a “once in a generation” sale. The jacket, ...
This Wednesday will mark the 114th anniversary of a legendary maritime tragedy. At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the British ocean liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at a speed ...
"You can't even make this up," the Volo Museum wrote in a post on Facebook Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Volo Museum/Facebook A flood occurred in the Volo Museum’s ...
On April 10, 1912, an estimated 1,846 passengers boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, setting off on the ship’s much-anticipated maiden voyage to New York. On April 14 (following stops in ...
This gripping historical fiction will transport you to the doomed ship and back to land. By Donna Jones Alward Donna Jones Alward is the author of “Ship of Dreams” and “When the World Fell Silent.” ...
VOLO, Ill. (WLS) -- The Titanic exhibit at the Volo Museum flooded on the anniversary of the famous ship's sinking, the museum said. Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to the Chicago area Tuesday, ...
A life jacket worn by a survivor of the Titanic disaster is going on sale Saturday in a first-of-its kind auction over 114 years after the ocean liner sank in the most notorious maritime disaster in ...