So please people, learn some history!
Did it occur to you that some people read threads like this to learn history? So do you come to teach, learn, or disrupt?
Like me, I guess. On another thread on this topic I pondered about this being one of the deadliest disasters in history. Within minutes I was afforded a link to a list by another FReeper.
In fact, this may turn out to be one of the deadliest but, apparently, not THE deadliest ever.
Just about any time I want to know more about something I can find the answer here...:-)