Madeleine Astor was the queen of New York’s high society when she boarded the Titanic with her new husband, John Jacob Astor ...

Madeleine Astor was the queen of New York’s high society when she boarded the Titanic with her new husband, John Jacob Astor IV. Tragically, the iceberg that sank the Titanic also sank her marriage.

By Our Special Society Correspondent, Aboard the TitanicFiled April 13, 1912 — Somewhere on the Atlantic ABOARD RMS TITANIC — ...

From Heiresses to Industrialists, the World’s Most Influential Citizens Sail Together on a Floating Palace ABOARD RMS TITANIC ...

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.

20s-30s): Plays KATE MULLINS (Irish 3rd class passenger), MADELEINE ASTOR (American 1st class passenger, socialite, and wife of real estate magnate John Jacob Astor IV), and a STEWARDESS Track 20 ...

A few days ago, a “for sale” sign appeared at a Charles Village crossroads. The 19th-century childhood home of Lucile Polk Carter, Baltimore’s most celebrated Titanic passenger, is up for sale.

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of ...

Famed artist Maxfield Parrish was a Quaker and teetotaler who was hesitant to decorate a watering hole, but he couldn’t resist the $5,000 commission being offered by John Jacob Astor IV in 1906 ...

Its Gilded Age allure is right at home inside a historic hotel founded by 19th-century tycoon John Jacob Astor IV. The visual centerpiece of the space is an outsized mural painted by Maxfield ...