Months before his death, 47-year-old real estate developer John Jacob Astor IV scandalized New York high society by marrying ...

The sinking of "Himara" on January 19, 1947 off Evia resulted in a loss of at least 383 people and has been dubbed as the ...

Of the roughly 2,200 people aboard the Titanic, only about 700 people made it into lifeboats. When the Titanic sank at approximately 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, its survivors didn't know if, or when, ...

After the Titanic sunk with her husband John Jacob Astor IV aboard, Madeline Talmage Astor became a rich widow who often visited Palm Beach ...

With more than 250 artifacts salvaged from the deep-sea wreck of the RMS Titanic on display, “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” in Boston plans to extend its stay in the city through Memorial Day ...

There were 20 lifeboats aboard the Titanic, more than the 16 required ... some lifeboat passengers feared the suction created by the sinking ship would drag them under. Others feared desperate ...