The Otsego County Library will host a lecture on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The event will feature local historian David Kaplan, who will delve into the ...

On May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was crossing the Atlantic when disaster struck. Off the coast of Ireland, a German U-boat fired a single torpedo that hit the ship’s starboard ...

When German U-boat Commander Walther Schwieger ordered a torpedo strike on the Lusitania, he didn't know it would be the shot that eventually led the U.S. into WWI. But it wasn't a mistake, either.