A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 ...
Historic gold pocket watch gifted to Titanic rescue captain fetches record £1.56 million at auction
A gold pocket watch, a poignant relic of the Titanic disaster and a testament to the heroism of Captain Arthur Rostron, has ...
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Before the Titanic Sank, a Cheerful Passenger Wrote in a Postcard That He Was ‘Leaving for the Land of Stars and Stripes’
Henry Aldridge & Son A historic postcard stamped April 11, 1912, is about to go to auction. On its back is a hand-scrawled message from British businessman Richard William Smith, expressing ...
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'It was an honor, just to honor him': Great-great-grandson of Civil War soldier helps unveil marker
More than two and half centuries ago, a historic Civil War skirmish took place in Lafayette, in which Capt. Arthur W. Marsh was killed in action. The marker, located near the intersection of ...
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Capt. Chandra 'Mamasan' Newman becomes first woman to command NAS Pensacola
It was a bitter-sweet Friday morning onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola as now-former commanding officer of the installation Capt. Terry "Village" Shashaty not only turned over his command ...