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The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Here are some facts you might not have known about the ship, its crew, and the discovery of the ship.

How Irish woman Katie Gilnagh survived the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic. On April 14, 1912, the White Star Line ship the RMS Titanic, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland. In the early hours of April 15, the Belfast-built Titanic sank, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew on board.

Nearly everyone on Earth has heard about the legendary ship Titanic. It was a British passenger liner operated by White Star Line, sinking in the North

Its century-long growth into a worldwide cultural phenomenon is rooted in two often overlooked factors: demographics and timing.

The RMS Titanic sank below the waves of the North Atlantic Ocean 111 years ago, on April 15, 1912. Here are some little-known facts about the ship.

Boarded third-class at Queenstown, this Athlone man's sensational story tells of an officer shooting two men dead – before another shot rings out and the officer himself falls.

The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in the North Atlantic?

The seldom-told story of the third-class Irish passengers on board the doomed RMS Titanic – some were survivors, others were heroes and victims

Epic disasters - the anguished cries, the stories of heroism - are the central narratives of our age, both enthralling and horrifying. And our obsession began a century ago, unfolding in just 160 terrifying minutes, on a supposedly unsinkable shi...

The wreckage of the Titanic was discovered 36 years ago, on September 1, 1985.