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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 action. He roused his pregnant wife, told her to put on her warmest ...
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Record auction price for 14-carat gold pocket watch belonging to the richest passenger on the Titanic
The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch ... Astor's body when it was recovered several days after the Titanic sank in April 1912. He died after helping his ...
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Meet the ‘unsinkable’ women of the Titanic
This month is the 112th anniversary of the RMS Titanic sinking ... nine famous figures including Madeline Astor, the beautiful teenage bride of John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest men in ...
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HOUSE OF THE DAY: John Jacob Astor's Country Getaway
John Jacob Astor IV went down with the Titanic, but his Stanford White-designed estate in Rhinebeck, New York survives him. Stanford White's great-grandson Sam White has fully restored the place.
Eric Braeden Says He Was the ‘Only One’ Who Knew ‘Titanic’ Would Be a Hit
I knew then it would make a fortune, and I knew then that Leonardo DiCaprio was a damn good actor,' the 'Y&R' icon says of his time playing John Jacob ...