On The Anniversary Of The Titanic, Remember The Cruel Depths And Noble Heights Of Their Final Hours: Some men chose to stoically help their families into boats and then stand aside

The Federalist ^ | 04/15/2021 | Christopher Bedford

[dfwgator]

That was the natural thing back then. Today?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLKnp5mjaSI

[mowowie]

I got to place the palm of my hand up against the outer hull of the titanic once.
Right next to a port hole.
It was pretty cool..

[CtBigPat]

Weekend Update: The Iceberg on the Sinking of the Titanic - SNL

Occasionally SNL has a good sketch.

[Jacquerie]

<>Fr. Thomas Byles, whom Pope Pius X would later declare a blessed martyr of the church, helped as many Third Class passengers board the lowering boats as he could, refusing escape multiple times and staying aboard to pray the rosaries, hear confessions, and deliver final absolution to the remaining faithful after all the lifeboat were gone.<>

[Big Red Badger]

Rose was done
With DiCaprio!
.
See Ya,
Bye,Bye.

[Flag_This]

"For all the noble anecdotes, wealth was the largest determinant of who survived and who didn’t."

John Jacob Astor was the richest passenger aboard the Titanic and one of the richest men in the world. He didn't survive.

[Paul R.]

It’s an interesting coincidence that the anniversary of the Titantic sinking and “Tax Day” in the US (pre-COVID) are the same day...

[infool7]

My Great Great Aunt Katherine Bourke and her husband John

went down on the Titanic

for years it was like a dark cloud over our family.

We have since learned that John and his friend Patrick Cavin

led 21 passengers from steerage in the dark up a ladder to lifeboat 16

Katherine and her cousin were allowed to board but

when John and Patrick were refused they got off the lifeboat and

went down with the ship.

Eternal rest grant unto them and all that perished O Lord and

may perpetual light shine upon them

may their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed

through the Mercy of God

rest in peace

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[minnesota_bound]

#29 He was poor and she was rich. She pushed him off....