Opponents to annexation, he argued, were trying to stop the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions ().
So Zoe Barnes died in House of Cards season 2 episode 1. And we all freaked the heck out. Because she didn't just die, she was murdered by the Vice President of the United States, Frank Underwood. It's an unbelievable decision on the part of the show's creators. Unbelievably bold, that is.
Following the guidelines of women and children first, Astor IVâs wife made it to a lifeboat and survived, but Astor didnât, and died aged 47. Another famous â and rich â passenger who died was Benjamin Guggenheim, heir to the familyâs mining business. He initially though the accident was a minor one, but when he realized the Titanic was going to sink and that rescue was unlikely, the story goes that he changed into his formal evening wear to face death.