The True Love Story That Inspired “Titanic” Will Leave You in Tears

Lillian Asplund

Lillian Asplund was the last American Titanic survivor to die at age 99. She had been five years old when she was aboard, and as a result, doesn’t remember much from the experience. She recalled only that “my mother said she would rather stay with my father and go down with the ship, but he said the children should not be alone.”

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