The Titanic's sinking claimed over 1,500 lives. There were well-known people among the casualties.

The home is named as such because John Jacob Astor IV founded the original St. Regis Hotel in 1904. MORE: The New School Cuts Price on Manhattan Townhouse in Half Construction on the 55-acre ...

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Here are some facts you might not have known about the ship, its crew, and the discovery of the ship.

First-class passengers John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, two of the wealthiest men on the boat, both lost their lives — the documentary revealed that the crumbling ship may have come ...

That sale surpassed a previous record set earlier in the same year, when a gold watch once owned by John Jacob Astor sold for about $1.46 million. Astor, the wealthiest passenger aboard the ship, had ...

Henry Aldridge and Son have previously also auctioned a pocket watch that belonged to the richest man on the Titanic, American businessman, John Jacob Astor. The watch was found in his pocket after ...