The Unthinkable Happens to the "Unsinkable"
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The RMS Titanic disaster remains arguably the worst maritime disaster in human history.
The RMS Titanic departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York on April 10, 1912. 4 days into her journey she struck an iceberg and sank, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people. Thought to be lost to history, she was discovered by underwater archaeologist Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985. The Titanic tragedy remains one of the worst maritime disasters in human history.
History in a Nutshell is a local public television program presented by SCETV
The Unthinkable Happens to the "Unsinkable"
Special | 49sVideo has Closed Captions
The RMS Titanic departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York on April 10, 1912. 4 days into her journey she struck an iceberg and sank, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people. Thought to be lost to history, she was discovered by underwater archaeologist Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985. The Titanic tragedy remains one of the worst maritime disasters in human history.
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Titanic on April 15th, 1912.
The second of three Olympic class ships built for the White Star Line, she was the largest manmade moving object at that time with a length of almost 900 feet long!
She departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York on April 10th, 1912.
Just four days into her journey, she struck an iceberg and sank, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people.
Thought to be lost to history, she was discovered by underwater archaeologist Dr. Robert Ballard in 1985.
The Titanic tragedy remains one of the worst maritime disasters in human history.
History in a Nutshell is a local public television program presented by SCETV