What a remarkable series! Of course, what I remember best is that John Boy covered it as a young reporter in The Waltons way back when. Well, that's what my mind went to. :)
I am a not so recently retired social studies teacher and basketball coach. Still hunting birds though now with a camera instead of a gun.
Nature devotee, dog lover, birder, gardener and semi-retired all around outdoor adventure seeker.
Troutbirder II is my alter ego. He loves books and history and is an opponent of unnecessary, unplanned and unending "preemptive wars". A former moderate Republican, he spent the Bush II years gradually converting to "yellow dog" Democrat. He is now somewhat unhappy with the Democrats abandonment of unions and cozying up to Wall Street. This is promoting a gradual drift towards Democratic Socialism though he remains "flexible...
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Wow! Wow! Wow! I had seen a documentary years ago. It was not as good as these pictures. I had no idea the ship was so big. Thank you very much!
What a remarkable series! Of course, what I remember best is that John Boy covered it as a young reporter in The Waltons way back when. Well, that's what my mind went to. :)
That's an amazing series of photos. That ship was just so huge. What a sad event.
I have never been able to understand how 62 people survived this terrible fire!
Thanks for the pics, and the stories that went with it.
Jo
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