Sinking of the Titanic (1912)

Titanic violin found: Instrument recovered in attic bears message

2013-03-15 11:23:08

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Caldecott, Newbery Medals awarded by American Library Assn.

2013-01-28 11:26:00

The American Library Assn. announced its 2013 book award winners Monday at its annual national conference, held this year in Seattle. While the best-known awards are the John Newbery Medal and the Caledecott Medal, there are dozens of awards, each of...

Titanic: For many victims, their final resting place is in Halifax, Canada

2012-04-15 00:00:00

Halifax, Canada — A cold wind ripped through Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Then came the frigid rain. In a minute, I was thinking, the headstones will be shivering. "Now," said Blair Beed, my guide, "imagine how it would have been in those lifeboats....

Why are we still so fascinated with the Titanic?

2012-04-15 00:00:00

HALIFAX, Canada — Simple, says the gravedigger. It's about the movie. No, says the academic. It's about the money. Absolutely not, says the model-ship builder. It's about people. This is what happens when you ask why the sinking of the Titanic...

Titanic violinist Wallace Hartley remembered

2012-04-16 16:32:18

New York: In the footsteps of Titanic survivors

2012-04-15 00:00:00

NEW YORK — As you may have heard, the Titanic never reached New York. But about 700 of its passengers and crew did get here on the night of April 18, 1912, three days after the sinking. In fact, their arrival drew a crowd of thousands to the...

Titanic timeline

2012-04-15 00:00:00

May 31, 1911: Titanic, part of the White Star Line, is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland; interior work begins soon after. April 10, 1912: Titanic leaves from Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage under the command of Capt. Edward J. Smith but...

Denver museum shines light on Titanic survivor Molly Brown

2012-03-27 16:32:39

James Cameron travels between worlds to 'Titanic 3-D' premiere

2012-03-27 16:40:57

A time-traveling fashionista boards the Titanic

2012-04-01 16:32:41

This Sunday: Baseball books for opening day, and the lives of novelists

2012-03-30 16:35:26

Southampton, England, remembers Titanic's voyage 100 years ago

2012-04-10 16:41:42

Titanic, a British passenger liner, sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg on its maiden voyage, leading to the deaths of 1,502 people. The accident was brought to life in the 1997 James Cameron film "Titanic.

2012-10-10 13:31:34

Boarding passes wait for guests to pick-up at The King George Inn in Allentown for the commemoration dinner to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic Friday night.

2012-04-14 00:00:00

set sail on its ill-fated maiden voyage 100 years ago at Southampton dock during a ceremony where descendants of some of those who died on the Titanic paid tribute.

2012-04-10 00:00:00