When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic 112 years ago, 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 ...
Marking the 112th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden voyage, Us Weekly sat down with researcher James Penca to get a glimpse into the life of passenger John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest man aboard the ...
Today is the 262nd birthday of John Jacob Astor, who was born on July 17, 1763, in Walldorf, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He came to New York in 1783 and worked in a butcher ship ...
"Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune" by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe (Harper) It's hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: From Astor Place downtown to the ...
A pocket watch that belonged to the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic is up for auction and could sell for as much as 150,000 pounds, or nearly $190,000. The auction for John Jacob Astor IV's 14 ...
The watch was recovered shortly after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Courtesy Henry Aldridge & Son Among the 2,240 passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912, John Jacob ...
The gold watch worn by the Titanic’s richest passenger, John Jacob Astor, has set an auction record as the most expensive item of Titanic memorabilia. A private collector in the U.S. paid $1.5 million ...
UNDATED (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A gold watch worn by the wealthiest person aboard the iconic Titanic will go up for auction Saturday. John Jacob Astor IV's watch is among a number of historic items for ...
He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who was 30 years younger than him, was pregnant aboard the Titanic and survived. John Jacob Astor IV was one ...
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