The death of 128 Americans in a German submarine attack horrified Americans but failed to push the United States into World ...
Lusitania’s sinking happened with terrifying speed. After being struck by a torpedo, the ship began listing almost ...
On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland and nearly 1,200 lives were lost. Library of Congress via WikiCommons When the First World War began, in the ...
One hundred years ago on May 7, 1915, the giant British luxury passenger ship Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine U-20 and sunk as it approached England. Aboard 1,198 of 1,959 passengers and ...