Remember the ‘Titanic’: History and Your Family
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2024
In this article – on the anniversary of the sinking of the “Titanic” – Gena Philibert-Ortega wonders how the disaster impacted her ancestors... (Read More)
Tag: Accidents and Disasters
A Great Tragedy: The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 15, 2024
In this article Gena Philibert-Ortega describes the Boston Molasses Disaster that occurred on this date in 1919, resulting in almost 200 casualties... (Read More)
The Titanic Carried More than Passengers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 14, 2023
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes an aspect of the passenger liner “Titanic” that most people don’t know: it was also a mail ship... (Read More)
On This Day: Princess Diana Died in a Car Crash
By Tony Pettinato on August 31, 2022
An article about Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 at the age of 36... (Read More)
Dorothy Gibson’s Real-Life Movie: ‘Saved from the Titanic’
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2022
Gena Philibert-Ortega tells the story of Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the “Titanic” disaster and then starred in a movie about the tragedy... (Read More)
Distress Call CQD: The Sinking of the Titanic
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2021
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the Titanic’s two radio operators and the distress calls they sent out that fateful night... (Read More)
Harriet Quimby: First Woman to Fly across the English Channel
By Tony Pettinato on April 16, 2020
An article about American Harriet Quimby, who on 16 April 1912 became the first woman to fly across the English Channel, in a 50-horsepower monoplane!.. (Read More)
Music from Tragedy: ‘Titanic’ Songs
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2020
Gena Philibert-Ortega presents a way of understanding the tragedy of the Titanic’s sinking: sheet music written shortly after the maritime disaster... (Read More)
‘The Worst Has Happened’: Tragedy on the Ice
By Tony Pettinato on November 12, 2019
An article about the fatal Antarctic expedition of Captain Robert F. Scott in 1912 that ended with the deaths of five men... (Read More)