And as the captain of the Titanic ... Born on January 27, 1850 in Staffordshire, England, Edward John Smith started his seafaring journey at a young age. At 12 or 13, he left school and by ...

With Jamestown slipping behind us, we headed downstream in the wake of Capt. John Smith, the first Englishman to explore the broad waters and many rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. Captain Smith—no ...