you know, i d always heard a little bit about the lusitania, but i didn t really realize that there was a human drama at the core of that story as poignant, as moving as anything you d find with the titanic, but also that it was a story which had deep political ramifications. it was a story of an event which really changed the nature of warfare. c-span: the titanic was sunk in 1912. guest: that s right, just three years earlier. c-span: the lusitania was owned by what company? guest: it was owned by the cunard company. she d been built up in scotland, on the river clyde, by the john brown company, launched 1906, made her maiden voyage 1907, and really was the technological marvel of her age. it wasn t just that she was a uniquely beautiful, elegant ship, with suites and public rooms, you know, modeled on the grand palaces of europe, like versailles and fontainebleau. she was also very technological advanced. she had revolutionary turbine engines. this was a ship that coul
still look for survivors. a 5. 5.5 magazine any taught ace has struck eastern japan. it s estimated 25 miles northeast of tokyo. the quake shook buildings in the capitol city but officials say they are not worried about a possibility of a tsunami. those are the headlines on this saturday night. i m jonathan betz. keep it here because america tonight is up next. remember, you can always find us online with the latest on www.aljazeera.com. have a good night. good evening and welcome to america tonight the weekend edition, i m joie chen. reeling from super storm sandy. in the after math the american red cross took action. the red cross promised to care for survivors and help them recover but it turns out many have been left wanting and waiting. reporter: one year on, this is breezy point, one of the new york communities most devastated when hurricane sandy churned up the s coast. waves crashed into homes. the power went out, and then more than 100 houses burned. vi
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