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05/10/12 Great getaways in the region Source: Gulf News For a grown-up glam getaway for two, there are few resorts in the region - or even the world - that can compare with this one.
05/06/12 Historian retraces the âTitanic,' the stuff of... Source: Madison County Courier - Madison County NY Pula will relate the history of the "Titanic" from its inception as an idea of Lord Perrie and J. Bruce Ismay to its design and construction and on through the fateful night of April 15, 1912 when the ship struck an iceberg.
04/24/12 Renovation of historic Astor bridge begins Monday Source: The Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach FL The Astor bridge, a span of history over the St. Johns River, is meeting its future, starting this week.
04/22/12 Shut up, shut up, I'm busy ... Source: Jamaica Gleaner One hundred years ago, on the night of April 14, 1912, the White Star Liner's Titanic kissed an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
04/16/12 Danville's strong ties to Titanic now on display at... Source: CBS - WDBJ 7 - Roanoke VA Sunday, April 15 marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster.

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John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848), born Johann Jakob Astor, was a German-American business magnate, merchant and investor who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States.

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