Historical
How this Alternate World Faces Total Tragic Destruction with 2 Reality Lessons?
Herein, there may be parts and pieces that fit into our current world reality with relativity to manage our societies better. It’s a tale of 3 basic functions with intrinsic potential but possible disastrous misalignment known as geography, government and politics as a separate double-edged force with peaceful affinity as well as vengeful awful powers.
By Annemarie Berukoff5 years ago in FYI
Father Thomas Byles, the Titanic’s Hero Priest
April 15th, 2022 marks the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. More than a century later, this story still captivates imaginations around the world, inspiring prolific fiction and nonfiction, movies and musicals. Maybe it’s because, in the words of James Cameron, director of the 1997 Titanic film, “It was like a great novel that really happened.” The sinking of the Titanic was a “lifeboat ethics” scenario involving actual lifeboats. Looking back on the disaster allows people to ask themselves, “Why did this passenger or crew member do what they did? What would I have done?”
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in FYI
Titanic
Origins and construction In the early 1900s the transatlantic passenger trade was highly profitable and competitive, with ship lines vying to transport wealthy travelers and immigrants. Two of the chief lines were White Star and Cunard. By the summer of 1907, Cunard seemed poised to increase its share of the market with the debut of two new ships, the Lusitania and the Mauretania, which were scheduled to enter service later that year. The two passenger liners were garnering much attention for their expected speed; both would later set speed records crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Looking to answer his rival, White Star chairman J. Bruce Ismay reportedly met with William Pirrie, who controlled the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff, which constructed most of White Star’s vessels. The two men devised a plan to build a class of large liners that would be known for their comfort instead of their speed. It was eventually decided that three vessels would be constructed: the Olympic, the Titanic, and the Britannic.
By Malik Kashif5 years ago in FYI
Beauvoir In Biloxi Mississippi
On the gulf coast of Mississippi sits a piece of history that is not well known. When I moved to Mississippi as a junior in high school, I knew from history class what the civil war was, a war to end slavery. I didn’t know that the home of the president of the confederacy laid not far from our first apartment. On a trip to visit this historical place, I learned more about this man who quietly made history by standing up for what he believed. He worried about the rights of the states and at the end of the day, I learned that the civil war balanced on the rights of each state to change the course of their path, not a central all-controlling federal government. I also learned that the dynamics of the Civil War wasn’t slavery, though this was a component. Not to go into perceptions and interpretations of the past we know what is written and saved not actually what was happening at the time history was made. We are here to take a short little trip to Beauvoir and see what life was like in the 1800s
By Erika Wood5 years ago in FYI
History of Soft Drinks in India
The history of soft drinks in India starts from the Banta, also known as Goli Soda, and there was a soda drink called Kalimark, which came in 1916. Earlier in Mumbai, a person named Henry Rogers also launched a soda drink which was named Rogers. After this, some Parsi traders also set foot in the business of soft drinks.
By Dalip Singh5 years ago in FYI
The Real Truth About Titanic – What Really Happened
First things first, let’s talk about the Titanic itself. In 1912, the RMS Titanic was the largest vessel afloat in the world, and it was built to be unsinkable – which, of course, is why its sinking caused such a commotion when it happened in April of that year. What exactly happened that night? That’s what this article will tell you – but only after you read about all of the many factors that lead up to it.
By Healthy Lifestyle the story5 years ago in FYI
