In 2007, the Odyssey Marine Exploration American company found about 500 thousand gold and silver coins at the site of the sinking of the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Spanish frigate. This ship sank near the southern coast of Portugal in October 1804 during a battle with the British fleet at Cape Santa Maria.
In February 1941, the SS Gairsoppa British steamer, which carried tea, cast iron and silver from India to Britain, was torpedoed by a German submarine. The ship sank 300 kilometers south-west of Ireland. More than 70 years after the shipwreck, in 2012, about 1,200 silver ingots (one-fifth of the cargo) were raised to the surface and another 1,500 in the following year. It is assumed that there were in total up to 200 tons of silver on board of the ship.
In April 1912, in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, more than 600 kilometers southeast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland, the Titanic steamer wrecked. At that time it was the largest ocean liner with 2,208 people on board. The ship was packed with artifacts and treasures, including diamonds, gold bars, silver and other jewelry, as most of the passengers were wealthy people. The cost of sunken wealth is estimated at about 200 million dollars.
In 1865, during a hurricane off the coast of the State of Georgia, the SS Republic US vessel sank, which carried coins for a total of 40 thousand dollars. More than 51 thousand gold and silver coins of the USA, as well as about 14 thousand artifacts, were discovered at the shipwreck site more than 130 years later. The cost of the treasure found on the ship is approximately 180 million dollars.
For nearly a century, the US-based weekly periodical Time has closed out the year by selecting the person who has had the most significant impact on the global stage—not necessarily a positive one. This year, the magazine's cover features Donald Trump, who recently won the US presidential election. Let's find out who else was honored by Time and in which nimonations.
Following his election victory, Donald Trump, a billionaire himself, once again decided to include prominent magnates in his administration, as he did during his first presidential term. As a result, Trump's current cabinet features seven billionaires, making it one of the wealthiest in US history. Let's find out who these billionaires are and the roles they have been assigned.
Not long ago, the United States held a presidential election, where Donald Trump emerged victorious. Today, he is recognized as the wealthiest American leader in the country's history. Let's take a closer look at other former US presidents who also achieved significant financial success.
