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Titanic Back in the 1900´s, Europeans were begging to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat, so they could get over to one of the safest places on Earth: America. America has lakes, rivers, food, trees, plains, mountains, and what people like most, peace. Well, the Titanic was a cruise ship that did take people over to America. It was actually supposed to be an unsinkable ship, but hit an iceberg, and started to sink on April 14, 1912, and sank completely on April 15, 1912. It was just 4 days into…

April 5,1912, a letter came in the mail today. I opened it, inside was what looked like an invitation. It said “ Dear Michelle, Captain Edward John Smith would like to invite you and a plus one to board the R.M.S Titanic in first class. April 10, boarding time will be 2 hours prior to departure. Departure time will be at 11:30am in Southampton. Our final destination will be New York. We hope to see you on the Great R.M.S Titanic! Sincerely, William Murdoch sailor of the R.M.S Titanic.”…

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was officially open to the public.The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects San Francisco with Marin County.It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1964 when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York.It is the only route that connects San Francisco with Marin County and about 112,000 cars cross it every day.That concludes to about 41 million cars a year. During the early 1800s to early 1900s, the only route to…

Our part one article with the first five weirdest coincidences in history really made you wonder if fate really does have a say in the happenings of the universe. While these coincidences were insanely ironic, our part two is even better! If you thought the first set were mind-boggling, just wait until you see the top five weirdest coincidences in history, waiting for you below! Number Five: Halley’s Comet. Mark Twain left his legend behind as he died at the age of 74. The weird part, though,…

In the year 1912, the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred, but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com, there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave, 12,500 feet under water, resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14,1912, are first of all…

he first catamaran style steamboat was built by the Scottish engineer William Symington in 1788. Later on in early 18th he developed this prototype to create the first steamship, the Charlotte Dundas. The Charlotte Dundas had short- lived run on the Forth- Clyde canal until the damage by the canal banks. Another event of great significance was bringing into commercial service of the Worlds first paddle steamer, Henry Bell’s “Comet” on the Clyde in 1812. The coming of the steamship was of…

Birkenhead Drill Birkenhead Drill was a military ship. In February 1851, it was going to South Africa with troops and their families. There were a total of six hundred and thirty people on board out of which one hundred and seventy were women and children. The rest were inexperienced military men and officers. At 2 a.m. on 25th February, when this ship was near Cape Town, it strokes a massive rock that was not shown on any of the maps. This sudden jerk broke the ship into two pieces. The front…

The Titanic The night the Titanic sank was a very tragic night. One question I have and oftenly ponder is if this disaster could have been avoided? Could extra precautions could have taken to save the lives of the people on the Titanic. I honestly believe that it could have been avoided and that some people were the cause of this disaster. I have reason to believe that the captain and the wireless operator are at fault. First of all, the lookouts did not see the iceberg before time because…

[34] Mr Pieralberto Za (the deceased) slipped on a snow covered mountain slope and fell over a 150 metre sheer precipice to his death. The incident occurred at Conical Peak, one of the highest mountain peaks in the Western Cape. Ms Federica Za, was married to the deceased and is the mother of their children. She instituted action in the Western Cape Division of the High Court, Cape Town, based on delictual liability arising from the wrongful and negligent failure by the first and second…

A long time ago, there were big sailing ships on the river. One night in a storm, a big ship sank. All the lanterns on board were lit as the ship went down. Now, they say that on stormy nights you can still hear the flame of the lanterns being extinguished as they clashed with the water, at exactly 11 O’ clock. There have also been sightings of ghostly figures roaming on the nearest shores or shadowy figures laying on pieces of debris afloat in the enormous body of water. Reports of this…