April 15, 1912: The Titanic Sinks On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland.  Around 11:40 p.m. on April 14, the ship hit an iceberg, but didn’t fully sink until 2:20 a.m. on April 15. This catastrophic event led to the death of more than 1,500 passengers.  The Titanic had departed from Southampton, England five days prior and was on her way to New York City. Learn more about the Titanic with PBS’ Titanic collection.  Photos (top to bottom): The Titanic, view from the S.S. Carpathia of the iceberg that sank the Titanic (Library of Congress).
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 April 15, 1912: The Titanic Sinks On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland.  Around 11:40 p.m. on April 14, the ship hit an iceberg, but didn’t fully sink until 2:20 a.m. on April 15. This catastrophic event led to the death of more than 1,500 passengers.  The Titanic had departed from Southampton, England five days prior and was on her way to New York City. Learn more about the Titanic with PBS’ Titanic collection.  Photos (top to bottom): The Titanic, view from the S.S. Carpathia of the iceberg that sank the Titanic (Library of Congress).
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 April 15, 1912: The Titanic Sinks

On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland. 

Around 11:40 p.m. on April 14, the ship hit an iceberg, but didn’t fully sink until 2:20 a.m. on April 15. This catastrophic event led to the death of more than 1,500 passengers. 

The Titanic had departed from Southampton, England five days prior and was on her way to New York City.

Learn more about the Titanic with PBS’ Titanic collection. 

Photos (top to bottom): The Titanic, view from the S.S. Carpathia of the iceberg that sank the Titanic (Library of Congress).

Aug. 31, 1998: Titanic Becomes First Film to Make $600 Million in North AmericaOn this day in 1998, Titanic became the first film to make $600 million in North America. Earlier this year, in anticipation of the film’s 3-D release, the PBS NewsHour explored why Titanic’s story still resonates 100 years later. NewsHour’s Margaret Warner and writer Daniel Mendelsohn, author of the recent New Yorker piece “Unsinkable: Why We Can’t Let Go of the Titanic,” discuss the story’s staying power. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox
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Aug. 31, 1998:

Titanic Becomes First Film to Make $600 Million in North America

On this day in 1998, Titanic became the first film to make $600 million in North America.

Earlier this year, in anticipation of the film’s 3-D release, the PBS NewsHour explored why Titanic’s story still resonates 100 years later.

NewsHour’s Margaret Warner and writer Daniel Mendelsohn, author of the recent New Yorker piece “Unsinkable: Why We Can’t Let Go of the Titanic,” discuss the story’s staying power.

Photo: Twentieth Century Fox

Source: to.pbs.org

May 7, 1915: RMS Lusitania Torpedoed by German U-boat, Sinks On this day in 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat, killing 1,198 people aboard. This attack turned many in Europe and the United States against Germany and contributed to the United States’ entry into WWI. Take a first-hand look at interior photos of one of history’s most majestic lost liners with our Diagram of a Colossus interactive guide of the Lusitania.
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May 7, 1915: RMS Lusitania Torpedoed by German U-boat, Sinks

On this day in 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat, killing 1,198 people aboard. This attack turned many in Europe and the United States against Germany and contributed to the United States’ entry into WWI.

Take a first-hand look at interior photos of one of history’s most majestic lost liners with our Diagram of a Colossus interactive guide of the Lusitania.

Source: to.pbs.org

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