Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When people think of Great Lakes tragedies, several shipwrecks come to mind: the Edmund Fitzgerald, ...

Phil Manicki, in for Matt Bubala, calls up Barb and Ted Wachholz of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society to talk about the SS Eastland’s wreck, which just had it’s anniversary on July 24th. During ...

Robert Siegel speaks with grad student Jeff Nichols about his recent find of footage from the SS Eastland disaster in July 1915. Nichols, who is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois at ...

I’ve written about the anniversary milestones associated with the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, in previous columns. But I haven’t revisited the horrible event from July 24, 1915, for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Historians plan several events this summer to mark 100 years since the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River. A ceremony next month will include 844 candles, one for each of the ...

The SS Eastland capsized in calm water at its dock. The MV Sewol capsized during a routine turn. Both disasters were entirely preventable — yet hundreds died. In this detailed breakdown, we explore ...

The Eastland Disaster Historical Society hosted a ceremony to mark the anniversary. They gathered at the river's edge between LaSalle and Clark streets. At the end of the ceremony, the Coast Guard ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – A northern Indiana museum is planning a memorial for 844 people who died more than a century ago when a ship capsized on the Chicago River. The SS Eastland was loaded with ...

Robert Siegel speaks with grad student Jeff Nichols about his recent find of footage from the 1915 SS Eastland disaster in Chicago. Newly Discovered Footage Shows Sinking Of SS Eastland Robert Siegel ...