When Carpathia arrived in New York City with the Titanic survivors, people were not able to rest from their ordeal because an ambitious senator named William Alden Smith decided that there were questions that had to be answered as to what happened. Who better to answer the questions that the … Read More
In 1979, S.O.S. Titanic was a miniseries that ran on ABC on September 23, 1979. The miniseries aired over two nights and totaled two and half hours of run time without commercials. The miniseries was cut to a total of 103 minutes, and was then released in theatres in Europe and DVD … Read More
This week “The Titanic Sinking Boutique Hotel” will open at Liverpool’s Salthouse Dock. This ten- room, three-bedroom hotel will have a replica of the first class dining room, state-of-the-art living quarters, and a luxury ballroom. The hotel has been created to look like it is sinking with an uplifted stern, … Read More
This 58-year-old Australian billionaire is planning on doing just that. Using copies of the original plans for the “unsinkable ship,” the design is being completed in Europe. The actual construction of the Titanic II will begin sometime in 2013 at CSC Jinling Shipyard in China and should be completed in 2016. What’s … Read More
In February, 1977, Bob Ballard and his team of geologists, geochemists and geophysicists discovered hydrothermal vents on the Pacific Ocean floor. This discovery has changed our understanding of life on Earth and possibly the universe. Scientists had analyzed different types of rocks gathered from the ocean floor. The structure of … Read More
Home of one of the most extensive collections of Titanic artifacts, the Titanic Historical Society, located in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, gives visitors a comprehensive view of the life and death of the famous vessel. History comes to life as visitors are transported to a time when the artifacts tell the … Read More
Titanic Museum, Pigeon Forge, TN Pigeon Forge, TN is a town with a population of about 5,800 that will likely see over 11 million visitors in the coming year.The reason is the new Titanic museum that recently opened in 2010.Shaped like the Titanic herself, this $25 million 30,000 square foot … Read More
During the year of its release (1997), James Cameron’s Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, became the largest grossing film in history. The epic tale of the sinking of the massive cruise vessel in 1912 has become an iconic tragedy in history which spelled big bucks for the Hollywood … Read More
Jan 13 marked the sinking of a vessel named the Costa Concordia, and comparisons between it and the sinking of the Titanic have been widely publicized. The Costa Concordia sank just recently with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on the near horizon, and people from around … Read More
COLLECTION ON THE BLOCK SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 INCLUDES THE 1674 BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF NY (EX-MALCOLM FORBES COLLECTION) TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11 POSSIBLY UNIQUE TITANIC BROADSIDE (STEAMSHIPS) Lorenz, Fred A. Titanic Memorial. Illustrated broadside, 14 x 22 inches; worn, marginal loss at corners, moderate soiling, short closed tears; unrelated manuscript cartoon … Read More
