Edward W. Bill, who refused to board after having a nightmare of the Titanic sinking, inspired the creation of a "Just Missed It" Club [source: Eaton]. According to an April 1912 report in the Milwaukee Journal, nearly 6,000 people were fatefully saved from the Titanic disaster after ...
Figure 3. Geography, class, and fate: Passengers on the Titanic The raw numbers of those who perished and those who survived are illustrated using very simple graphics. A simple line denotes the route, and a cross shows the location of the sinking. The subtle proportional symbols show the lo...
More than 100 years after sinking, the Titanic continues to capture the public’s imagination. It has inspired numerous books, TV shows, and films—as well as a highly lucrative tourism industry. For hundreds of thousands of dollars, Titanic enthusiasts can travel in submersible vehicles to the...
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without any of the fanfare the Titanic enjoyed. Less than a year later, HMHS Britannic struck a mine and began sinking at the bow. In just 55 minutes, faster than the sinking of the Titanic, the Britannic sank in the Mediterranean. Of the more than 1,000 people onboard, 30 people died...