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How the Astor family became an American dynasty
INSIDER via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoThe Waldorf-Astoria.Spencer Platt/Getty Images John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and...
John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoJohn Jacob Astor IV was one of the wealthiest people in the world.Library of Congress / Getty When...
Dinners with waterfalls, swans at parties and sapphire-encrusted gowns: the real story of 'The...
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo Style Singapore· 8 months agoAs Julian Fellowes' society drama returns for season two, novelist Freya Berry – whose latest book...
44 secrets you never knew about the Titanic, which sank 112 years ago
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe Titanic.Roger Viollet/Getty Images The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, but the wreck was not...
Why some Allied troops fighting in WW II were dubbed D-Day Dodgers
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoEighty years ago as the Allied invasion of western Europe began off the shores of Normandy, France,...
Inside a Historic $43.3 Million London Penthouse That Overlooks Big Ben and the River Thames
Robb Report via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 year agoIf you want the best, most envy-inducing views of the U.K.’s capital city, don’t go to the London...
This $25 Million St. Regis Residence is One of the Most Expensive in the Dominican Republic
Robb Report via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 years agoThe Astor Penthouse is not your average residence. Part of the Residences at the St. Regis Cap Cana...
9 luxury homes to consider if money is no object
Yahoo Finance UK· 2 months agoThis vast eighth floor reception room is in a £35m Westminster penthouse overlooking the Houses of Parliament. Photo: United Kingdom Sotheby's...
Christmas 2023: 9 hotel buffets for that yearly gathering with friends and family
Yahoo Life Singapore· 2 years agoSINGAPORE – Christmas is back in full swing! If you've been to Orchard Road over the weekends,...
Ralph Lauren on His Love of California, J.Lo and Turtlenecks With Shorts
WWD via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 years agoLOS ANGELES — Once home to Gilded Age railroad tycoon Henry Huntington and his wife Arabella, the...