Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: "It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass ...

In that case, the 14-carat object belonged to the wealthiest passenger on the Titanic, John Jacob Astor, whose net worth was around $87 million when the disaster happened in 1912.

When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic, he was one of the world's richest people. He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who was 30 years ...

A few days ago, a “for sale” sign appeared at a Charles Village crossroads. The 19th-century childhood home of Lucile Polk Carter, Baltimore’s most celebrated Titanic passenger, is up for sale.

Submersibles captured images of the Titanic wreck to create a "digital twin" of the ship. Researchers are using it to explore ...

The ship was the largest afloat and the most glorious. Her name: Titanic. While the fate of the luxury liner in April 1912 is ...

DIED: John Jacob Astor, millionaire John Jacob Astor ... He was the richest passenger on board the Titanic. SURVIVED: Archibald Gracie IV, historian and author Gracie achieved prominence in ...