Elbert Hubbard joked before sailing that if the Germans sank the Lusitania, going down with the ship would secure his fame.

The trip was ill-fated from the start. Sailors, always highly superstitious, were troubled that the voyage began on Friday, ...

MGM billed actress Hedy Lamarr as “the world’s most beautiful woman.” She was brilliant as well. Born into an Austrian Jewish ...

The U-boat skipper stared through his periscope through the murky September waters of the North Atlantic. He smiled at what ...