Lusitania Sinking Forces Wilson to Ponder Joining Allies The President’s Advisers Are Split Special to The Great War Project (1-3 June) Ever since the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 7th by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland, the American President Woodrow Wilson is struggling with how to respond.…
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!EXTRA! LUSITANIA TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE!
by Mike Shuster
Luxury Ocean Liner Sinks in Minutes; More Than a Thousand Feared Dead. Many Americans Killed; Wilson Ponders Response. Special to The Great War Project (5-7 May) On May 7th precisely a century ago, at 2:10 in the afternoon off the southeast coast of Ireland, the British ocean liner Lusitania is hit by a torpedo launched…
LUSITANIA LEAVES NEW YORK FOR LIVERPOOL
by Mike Shuster
Germany Issues Warning: Passengers Travel at Own Risk Ship’s Owners Say No Contraband on Board Special to The Great War Project (30 April—1 May) On May 1st a century ago, the luxury ocean liner Lusitania is ready to set sail from New York, bound for Liverpool, England. The ship is one of the few grand…