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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man who found Titanic will preview new Peoria Riverfront Museum exhibit this fall
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The man who found the sunken remains of the RMS Titanic will speak on the Bradley University campus later this year as a preview to an upcoming Peoria Riverfront Museum visit. The Titanic tragically sank on a dark and cold evening 113 years ago in the North Atlantic Ocean after being struck by an iceberg. Nearly 70 years later, in 1985, a team led by retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Robert Ballard found the doomed ocean liner on the sea floor. The remains were found while he was attempting to locate two missing submarines during a secret mission for the Navy. The ensuing result is what many tout as the largest maritime discovery. And it's also the subject of an upcoming exhibit at the museum. Dubbed 'Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission,' visitors will learn the now-declassified story of Ballard's top-secret mission to investigate two lost nuclear submarines. Presented by CEFCU and produced by Ballard's Ocean Exploration Trust, this world-premiere touring exhibition invites visitors on a thrilling deep-sea adventure of intrigue, exploration, and discovery. It will run through early January, said museum CEO John Morris. 'Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission' tells the story of the Titanic's discovery through the unique lens of Ballard's classified Navy assignment to document the wreck sites of two nuclear submarines USS Thresher and USS Scorpion while using the cover story of searching for the Titanic. Ballard will speak on Sept. 25 on the campus, just two days before an exhibit opens at the museum. Also on Sept. 27, there will be a performance of 'Titanic Live' at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater. It'll be put on by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and will feature 97 instrumentalists and between 30 and 50 vocalists along with other musicians performing, said Anthony Morada, the orchestra's executive director. 'For the first time ever, we will tell and show you things you have never seen and heard before about our discovery of the RMS Titanic and the Cold War story that led to its discovery, that continues to give up its secrets,' Ballard said. 'Produced by Flying Fish and my Ocean Exploration Trust, it's a powerful, behind-the-scenes look at this historic event, which became one of the most important maritime discoveries ever made.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Northern Ireland peace talks conclude
Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2025. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. Also on this date: In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in New York by Henry Bergh. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1963, the nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank during deep-diving tests east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, killing all 129 aboard. In 1971, the U.S. table tennis team arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as 'ping-pong diplomacy.' In 2019, scientists released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery, doughnut-shape object in a galaxy 55 million light-years from earth. Today's Birthdays: Labor leader-activist Dolores Huerta is 95. Football Hall of Famer Mel Blount is 77. Author Anne Lamott is 71. Actor Peter MacNicol is 71. Singer-producer Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds is 66. Musician Brian Setzer is 66. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 55. Rapper-producer Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest) is 55. Actor David Harbour is 50. Singer Shemekia Copeland is 46. Actor Charlie Hunnam is 45. Actor-singer Mandy Moore is 41. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 37. Country musician Maren Morris is 35. Actor-singer AJ Michalka is 34. Actor Daisy Ridley is 33. Singer-actor Sofia Carson is 32.
Boston Globe
10-04-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Today in History: April 10, Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement
Advertisement In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1919, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was assassinated by forces loyal to President Venustiano Carranza. In 1963, the nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank during deep-diving tests east of Cape Cod, Mass., killing all 129 aboard. In 1971, the US table tennis team arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as 'ping-pong diplomacy.' In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. In 2019, scientists released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery, doughnut-shape object in a galaxy 55 million light-years from earth. Advertisement
