Worse Than Titanic - May 29, 1914

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On May 29, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland sank in fourteen minutes in the St. Lawrence River, killing 1,012 people, more passengers than the Titanic. She carried every post-Titanic safety upgrade available, and it wasn't enough. Two countries held separate inquiries and reached opposite verdicts. Then World War I began, and the world forgot. This is the story of what happens when a disaster has no clean lesson, no single villain, and no resolution, and what we lose when we choose to file it away.

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Richard G. Backus
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Richard G. Backus
πŸ“š Publisher & Podcaster | πŸŽ™οΈ Host of The Daily History Chronicle & The Literary Deep Dive | πŸ’Ό Retired Investment Banker | 🎸 Blues Musician | πŸ” Former Criminal Investigator | πŸŽ“ Adjunct University Instructor | πŸŽ–οΈ Army Officer | ✍️ Prolific Writer | πŸ—ΊοΈ Soldier of Fortune | Making history & literature relevant.
Worse Than Titanic - May 29, 1914
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