The co-owner of which department store died in the sinking of the Titanic?
Macy’s
Bloomingdale’s
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Fact: In 1912, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. Two of the ill-fated passengers on the Titanic were Isidor Straus and his wife Ida. Isidor co-owned Macy’s department store with his brother, Nathan Straus. On the night of the disaster, Isidor refused to get on a lifeboat as long as there were women and children still remaining on the ship. His wife is reported to have said, “I will not be separated from my husband. As we have lived, so will we die, together.” Both perished when the ship sank at 2:20 a.m.
Correct Answer: Macy’s