1912

The R.M.S. Titanic April 12, 1912 at 12:00 the so called “Unsinkable R.M.S Titanic” is now 12,500 feet down resting on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. There were 2,208 people boarding on the ship but only 706 people survived, that is only 706 people who actually came back to their beloved home. Who is actually responsible for her first and last voyage? Without a doubt Historians believe that one reason that the Titanic sank was because of human error. Historians on www.historians.net blame…

In 1912, German meteorologist Alfred Wegener proposed the theory that all the continents were once all one continent and then later drifted apart and separated leading to the seven continents we have today. He thought that 200 million years ago there was one large continent that he called Pangea, which means “All-Earth.” During the Jurassic period the continents were believed to break up into two smaller continents which were called Gondwanaland and Laurasia. The continents were breaking into…

eight thunder three it was constructed in March 31 1909 and built in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The designer of the RMS Titanic is Thomas Andrews the captain is Edward Smith he was born in January 27 1850 he died with his ship. On the of day April 15 1912 it was around one in the morning the ship had hit an iceberg on the right side of the ship a lot of people died it took 160 minutes for it to sink. There were many famous on the ship that died and survived... Masabumi Hosono he wasn’t famous…

In “Time Machine (1912): Wreck of the White Star Liner Titanic” Newsela reports that In the long list of sea disaster there is not one to compare with the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic sank on Sunday, April 14, 1912 on her first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The sinking of the Titanic left the world with many unanswered questions. The Titanic was the largest ship ever built. The Titanic was supposed to be the safest. The Titanic was built in a shipyard in Great Britain, and had every…

History In 1912 a woman named Juliette Gordon Low also known as “Daisy”, decided to gather 18 girls in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, to teach them about new outdoor and education programs for young kids while she was abroad. With this movement, The Girl Scouts were born. The reason for starting Girl Scouts was Juliette Low wanted these girls to become prepared and be able to grow up with courage, confidence, and character. Juliette Gordon Low was 51 years old when she created Girl Scouts.…

Boccioni. In comparison to his art colleagues, Severini was barely interested in the dynamic of machines, but in depiction of human bodies in motion. His cabaret scenes and depictions of dancers were made during this period. Works like Blue Dancer (1912) show the typical Futurist principles of faceting and simultaneous…

From Hero to Zero: The Social Problems of Heroin The story of heroin Heroin, also called diamorphine, was first synthesized by C. R. Alder Wright. Wright’s invention, however, did not become popular right away. About 20 years later, scientists working at the German drug company Bayer produced an acetylated form of morphine when they tried to produce codeine. The scientists found that this acetylated form of morphine is more potent than morphine. They gave this drug a brand new name: Heroin. At…

Churchill was shocked that officers did not have to study or pass an exam on naval warfare and that no British officer had contributed anything to naval literature. Churchill was also outraged and baffled after witnessing a gunnery exercise in June of 1912 off the coast of Malta conducted by the Mediterranean fleet. After the fleet finished, he questioned the admiral in command about the number of hits the gunners made on the target and the admiral responded that none had hit. When Churchill…

James Thorpe goes by the name Jim Thorpe. He went to the Olympics in the summer of 1912. The Olympics were held in Stockholm’s Sweden. The pentathlon and the decathlon were added to the Olympics for the first time. Since the Olympics were held in Sweden the events were a little different. He was an one man team for almost all the track meets he went to. Here are some of his records: he could run the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in…

This portrayal has its origins within the contemporary media representations of the Titanic, the initial mass publication and hype of the ship in 1912 and the influence of religious thought at the time. The White Star Line continually boasted about the size and stamina of the ship; as it was one of the largest passenger steamships of its time, with statements such as H.G Thorley’s, the Toronto agent…