John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard the Titanic, died when the ship sank in April 1912. His young, pregnant ...

No Guarantees Productions has secured the long-term lease of the historic Astor Place Theatre, with plans to transform it into a dynamic cultural hub that amplifies artists and shows outside of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor ...

Map of lots of land from deed sold by John Jacob Astor to Gilbert Coutant at the corner of Bowery, Art Street, and Lafayette Place in 1828. (MS 25, Astor Family Papers.) Image via New-York Historical ...

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, only child of Vicente “Nonino” Piazzolla and Asunta Mainetti. In 1925, the family relocates to New York City until ...

Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune. Anthony Marshall now faces a ...

Broadway producer Anthony D. Marshall, the son of philanthropist Brooke Astor, was indicted Tuesday on charges of plundering her $198 million estate. An indictment charges Marshall, 83, with grand ...

John Jacob Astor IV was one of the wealthiest people in the world when he met a tragic end when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. His life was marked by amazing innovations, wealth, and scandal.