Sinking of the Lusitania
Event
Fri, 05/07/1915
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The German Navy submarine U-20 fired one torpedo at RMS Lusitania (below, left) eleven miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland at 1410 hours. There were 1,959 passengers and crew aboard and 1,195 lost their lives when she sank. The United States was angered by the deaths of 128 US citizens, but it was not until 6 April 1917 that the United States of America declared war on Germany.
