This Titanic timeline features dates related to construction of the ship, its maiden voyage, and a precise breakdown of critical moments in its last night
It was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank,due mainly tothe lack of lifeboats. Afterthe sinking,no ship wasever againallowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship.The sinking of the Titanic is still consideredthe deadliest peacet...
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...
Titanichad been sailing to the US from the UK (by way of Ireland) and was expected to dock in New York Cityon April 17. Its April 14 iceberg collision and sinking shocked the world;in Boston,the tragedy put a dark cloud over the first official baseball game played at the new Fenway P...
1912 The RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage with the loss of 1517 lives. While sinking Titanic contacted several other ships via wireless. This event caused several changes: spark-gap transmitters for wireless communications became almost universal on large ships. A year later, the International...