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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 710302, member: 6036"]I saw a really good one about the sinking of the Central America in a hurricane. It went down in 1857 carrying a large amount of California gold, much of it minted into double eagles. It created as much stir as the sinking of the Titanic in later years.  So much gold was lost it had a significant impact on the economy. Much of that gold was recovered recently, and of course created quite a sensation. I was amazed at the valor of the men, who worked bilge pumps and bucket brigades for over 24 hours without rest. 100% of the women and children survived the disaster; almost none of the men did. They went down with the ship since there wasn't enough space in the lifeboats. "Women and children first" - very real then and now.[/QUOTE]