How Many People From Minnesota And Wisconsin On The Titanic?
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We have all seen the movie about the ship and know the story well, but do we know how many people were on it from where we live?
On April 15th, 1912, the infamous night the Titanic hit the iceberg and sunk. Taking with it over 1500 people. Jack and Rose were made-up characters for the movie about that night, but some of the real people were in the story, and some lived it for real.
One of them was Malcolm Johnson. Minnpost says he was a Swedish farmer heading for Minneapolis. Another person was Walter Douglas, who was the son of the found of Quaker Oats. The famous oatmeal brand. Minnpost says he had just finished a European shopping trip.