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The Last Fastest Ocean Liner Allegedly Owes $800,000 In Back Rent
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe SS United States is facing eviction from its mooring at Pier 82 in Philadelphia in a lawsuit...
'America's flagship' under threat of eviction in Philly. But its owners have big plans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEven a 53,000-ton symbol of American excellence is not immune to a housing crisis. The SS United...
Striking photos show just how much cruise ships have evolved during the last century
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBuffet lunch by the swimming pool on the 1950s cruise ship "Independence At Sea."J....
History: The quiet desert life of Betsy Drake and Cary Grant
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs she peered through the surveyor’s scope and their newly acquired homesite at Bermuda Dunes, Betsy...
U.K. court rules on $43 million of treasure from WWII shipwreck
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSouth Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck...
The greatest ships ever built by Harland & Wolff
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFrom almost any viewpoint in Belfast, look up and there they’ll be: Samson and Goliath, the giant yellow gantry cranes of the Harland & Wolff shipyard,...
Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup March 16, 2024
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBoeing is having a rough time of it right now, with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed...
Today in History: June 14, Continental Army is created
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOn June 14, 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created. In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of the original American flag. In 1846 ...
The Titanic disaster led to a rethink of international regulations. Titan may have a similar legacy
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAfter RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, governments on both sides...
Today in History: May 29, Reagan and Gorbachev meet
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis is Memorial Day. On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their historic summit in Moscow. In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia’s House of Burgesses.
