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unhistorical: April 12, 1861: The American Civil War...

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April 12, 1861: The American Civil War begins.

Only two months after the Confederate States of America was formed, the inevitable battle over the legitimacy of secession began when Confederate forces under P.G.T. Beauregard began to bombard Union-held Fort Sumter. Although bombardment by the Confederates lasted for hours, not one man on either side was killed. However, two men - Privates Daniel Hough and Edward Gallway - became the first casualties of the American Civil War when they were killed as the surrendering Union forces performed a 100-gun salute to their flag.

Although relatively bloodless and peaceably resolved, the Battle of Fort Sumter and the subsequent Union surrender riled up Northerners, who offered themselves up by the thousands to Lincoln’s call for volunteer troops. Southern states that had up until now remained in the Union responded with outrage as well - at Lincoln, that is. They denounced his recruitment of troops as preparation for an “unholy crusade” to “[subdue] her sister Southern states”. The vital state of Virginia seceded from the Union only a few days after Fort Sumter, taking with it Colonel Robert E. Lee,who ensured that this would-be small rebellion dragged on for four long years.

unhistorical: April 10, 1912: RMS Titanic sets sail from...

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April 10, 1912: RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage.

Titanic was built as part of a trio, one of three Olympic-class ocean liners - at the time, it, along with its sister ships Olympic and Britannic, were the largest, most luxurious ships in the world. Measuring nearly 900 feet long and 100 feet tall, the Southampton dock from which it launched had been specially built to accommodate the huge dimensions of the Olympic liners.

Of the over 2,000 people aboard, 885 were crew members, including Captain Edward Smith, who had been working at the White Star Line for thirty years. In terms of passengers, over half of the 1,317 aboard were travelling third class; ironically, the ship was actually under capacity, capable of carrying some 2,500 passengers, even though its lifeboats could only carry a thousand. Some of the first-class luminaries aboard included Macy’s owner Isidor Straus, John Jacob Astor (the fourth), Sir Cosmo-Duff Gordon, Benjamin Guggenheim, plus other millionaires and celebrities who could afford First Class tickets - which could go for up to £60,000 in today’s money.

Leaving Southampton at around noon, the RMS Titanic would sail for less than five days before it began receiving reports of the worst ice conditions in the North Atlantic in decades.

louros: COME AND SEE n°52P ; 38x46cm ; mixed media on...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:50:44 -0400

louros:

COME AND SEE n°52P ; 38x46cm ; mixed media on canvas

Lou Ros 2012

allthingseurope: Burg Hohenzollern, Germany (by hipydeus)

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Burg Hohenzollern, Germany (by hipydeus)

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- foi com ela, que tive meus melhores momentos s2

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- foi com ela, que tive meus melhores momentos s2