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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
As soon as he realized that the Titanic had struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, John Jacob Astor IV sprung into ...
From the Farm: Fascination of Titanic tragedy a survivor stage play and recipe recollection
When the Titanic set sail in 1912, the “onboard storage pantry” had 40,000 eggs. Today, in 2025, we’ve had much murmuring ...
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how did john astor become rich/?
Viscount Astor and Baron Astor of Hever are hereditary peerages held by descendants of the Astors. In Titanic's first class, John Jacob Astor was the wealthiest passenger. In his later years, Astor ...
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MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S ILLNESS.
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What was life like on board Titanic?
Titanic carried over 2,200 people on its ... They included businessmen like John Jacob Astor IV and Benjamin Guggenheim, as well as members of the upper classes and even sportsmen.
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Titanic, Mitford, Manet — big names feature in the latest historical fiction novels
In 1911, when 18-year-old Madeleine Force marries John Jacob Astor, a divorced man almost ... the newlyweds sail back on the Titanic’s maiden voyage in April 1912. The pregnant Mrs. Astor survives in ...
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The Astor Challenge Cup: The NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship
The trophy was commissioned more than a century ago by Vincent Astor, son of industrialist John Jacob Astor, to be awarded to the winner of the Astor Cup Challenge – a 350-mile race on a 2-mile board ...
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What was life like on board Titanic?
Titanic carried over 2,200 people on its ... They included businessmen like John Jacob Astor IV and Benjamin Guggenheim, as well as members of the upper classes and even sportsmen.