How Did Daniel Buckley Survive?

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Visit the following websites and find the information to answer the following questions. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm Why did they only have 20 lifeboats? What did they think they would use them for?
How cold was the water?
How many people were saved? http://www.historyofthetitanic.org/titanic-facts.html What would the “equivalent” be in dollars of a first class ticket on Titanic be?
How did Daniel Buckley survive?
When did the last survivor of Titanic die, what was her name, and how old was she when the ship sank? http://www.history.com/topics/titanic What were two fatal flaws of the boat? http://www.history.com/topics/titanic/infographics/titanic-by-the-numbers How much mail was on board?
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