We are taking another look at the infamous sinking of the Titanic – This time discussing the conspiracy theory that the sinking was intentionally planned to ensure the success of the Federal Reserve. Was the sinking orchestrated to eliminate individuals who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve System? Several wealthy men, including John Jacob Astor IV, Isidor Straus, and Benjamin Guggenheim, were all aboard the Titanic and died in the disaster. Today, they would be worth a combined 11 billion dollars. What else did they have in common? All three opposed the passage of the Federal Reserve Act, which aimed to centralize control of US monetary policy. The sinking of the Titanic occurred in April 1912, and the Federal Reserve Act was signed into law just over a year later in December 1913. Is this merely a coincidence? Or was there something more sinister at play?