A complete blood count (CBC) measures many parts of your blood. The test checks the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in your blood. The CBC will show whether you have a low number of white blood cells. Lymphocytes account for 20 to 40 percent of all white blood cells.
Sinking of the Lusitania. On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans. A headline in the New York Times the following dayâDivergent Views of the Sinking of The Lusitaniaâsums up the initial public response to the disaster.
Lusitania sinking centenary marked by memorial services. Read more about sharing. The centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania has been marked by memorial services in Liverpool and Ireland. About 1,200 people died and 771 survived when the British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine on 7 May 1915 during World War One.