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W.Va. woman recounts story of aunt's surviving Titanic's sinking
richardb@herald-mail.comJean Cotten was born 12 years after her aunt, Jessie Bruce Trout, died. So, she never learned firsthand the ordeal her aunt endured as one of the 713 survivors of the R.M.S. Titanic. But that didn’t stop her from hearing plenty of stories. “...Tags: Human Interest, Trout
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Washington County Historical Society raises Titanic at Mad Hatters' Ball
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Historical Society couldn’t pass up using the 100th anniversary of the Titanic striking an iceberg as the theme of its fundraiser Saturday night at Fountain Head Country Club in Hagerstown. From gastronomic delights on the...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Culture
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Titanic the Experience: Wreck site expert to speak Sunday
Titanic the Experience has a limited number of seats left for its "Titanic 101" sessions with P.H. Nargeolet on Sunday afternoon. The International Drive attraction will be home to informational sessions marking the 101st anniversary of the singing of...
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Titanic violin found: Instrument recovered in attic bears message
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThe violin of the Titanic bandleader, who played as he and bandmates went down with the ship, has been recovered, ...... -
Caldecott, Newbery Medals awarded by American Library Assn.
The American Library Assn. announced its 2013 book award winners Monday at its annual national conference, held this year in Seattle. While the best-known awards are the John Newbery Medal and the Caledecott Medal, there are dozens of awards, each of...
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Jewels of Titanic on display at International Drive attraction
Jewelry that went down with Titanic and stayed on the floor of the ocean for 75 years is on display for a limited time at Titanic: The Experience on International Drive. More than a dozen items are on exhibit through March 12, including diamond rings,...
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April: Teacher of the Year, The Aegis honored
The title of Teacher of the Year for Harford County was given to Christina O'Neill, Bel Air Middle School language arts teacher. O'Neill was chosen from the more than 3,200 teachers in the county. Election Day for the Harford County presidential primary...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Harford Community College, Harford County, Easter, Crimes
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Album review: Bob Dylan rides this 'Tempest'
Bob Dylan "Tempest" Columbia; 3 stars Not to be morbid, but every time I take a day off or leave for vacation, I say a little prayer for the health of Bob Dylan. So large is his presence on generations of American music fans that when his heart...Tags: Music Theater, Mark Twain, Entertainment, John Lennon, Music
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Remembering big loss of 'humanity'
The centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic was in April (the topic of two recent columns). But we also just marked another important date in the history of transportation. It was 75 years ago this month that the airship Hindenberg burst into...Tags: Germany, Abraham Lincoln, Lynn University, American Civil War (1861-1865), Air Transportation Industry
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Book written in 1898 describes wreck of Titanic in 1912
KIAHNo shortage of books has been written about the Titanic disaster in 1912. Yet none, perhaps, is more intriguing than this little known-book by a man named Morgan Robertson. Robertson tells the story in chilling detail, the shortage of lifeboats, the icy...Tags: Ayn Rand
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Titanic: For many victims, their final resting place is in Halifax, Canada
Halifax, Canada — A cold wind ripped through Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Then came the frigid rain. In a minute, I was thinking, the headstones will be shivering. "Now," said Blair Beed, my guide, "imagine how it would have been in those lifeboats....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Mayflower Voyage (1620), Bars and Clubs, John Green, Museums
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Why are we still so fascinated with the Titanic?
HALIFAX, Canada — Simple, says the gravedigger. It's about the movie. No, says the academic. It's about the money. Absolutely not, says the model-ship builder. It's about people. This is what happens when you ask why the sinking of the Titanic...
Tags: Woodlawn (Bronx, New York), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), John Green, Museums, World War I (1914-1918)
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