The Lusitania was thought to be immune from such ... The tragedy, in which 128 Americans died, took over the front page of the New York Times the next day. Photograph by MPI/Getty The encounter ...

On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people.

News of the Lusitania’s sinking dominated the front page of newspapers across the United States in the wake of the disaster. “Liner Lusitania sunk by German submarine”, declared the ...

Years after the Lusitania went to the ocean’s bottom the ... British conduct was similar to “putting women and children in front of an army” and soon resigned in frustration at Wilson ...

It was not until April 4, 1917, that the United States officially declared war on Germany and its allies Here in Pottstown, on May 9, The Ledger’s front page proclaimed, “Lusitania Dead May ...

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Contrary to the Admiralty's instructions for avoiding U-boats, the Lusitania was sailing at less than top speed, in a straight line, and close to shore, rather than zigzagging in the open water where ...

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