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Titanic History Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| 1945 - 1st class survivor Mr John Borland Jr. Thayer died of a self-inflicted knife wound while temporarily deranged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at the age of 50. The cause of death was listed as "Hemorrhage from cut throat" and he was found in an automobile at 48th and Parkside Ave.
1890 - 3rd class survivor Mr Julius ("Jules _") Sap was born in Rek, Belgium. 1962 - 3rd class survivor Mr Nikola Lulic died in Perusic, Croatia at the age of 79. 1889 - Assistant Waiter Sig. Rinaldo Renato Ricaldone was born to Giovanni Battista Ricaldone and Giuseppina Grappiola in a military hospital in Alessandria, Italy. 1911 - Cruiser HMS Hawke collided with Titanic's sister ship the Olympic, which was under the command of Titanic's Captain, E. J. Smith. |
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Jan 2001
The people that were the first to see Titanic in the screenings in various
theaters in the US thought they were seeing "Baby's Day Out 2" which was
the movie being advertised.
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Mar 2001
Movie: The French Bulldog that was to lead Leo and Kate to the floating board was
"adopted" by James Cameron after the shoot.
History: The Panama Canal was constructed with Titanic in mind. Meaning, when the canal was built they used Titanic as the "model" ship that would be passing through her gates. Everything was created so that even the largest ship in the world could utilize the canal. |
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May 2001
James Cameron carried Don Lynch's "Titanic: An Illustrated History" book
around with him throughout the filming of Titanic. He also took it on his
deep dive to the wreck.
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Oct/Nov 2001
Titanic boasted 4 elevators: 3 in first class and 1 in second class.
She was the first ship to have an elevator for second class.
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Dec/Jan 2002
Titanic moved twice her length, reaching to the tune of 12 knots before
coming to a complete stop by six anchor chains and 2 piles of cable drag chains
that weighed 80 tons each.
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Feb/Mar 2002
If placed upright, the Titanic would have being taller than any of the buildings of her day. At 885 feet, she would have towered over the Washington Monument (555 ft), the Woolworth Building in New York (750 ft), and even the Grand Pyramid in Egypt (451 ft). To give an idea of how long 885 feet is you can line up 22 motor homes (40 ft long) or four 747 airplanes (231 ft long) to equal Titanic. Her height from the keel to the top of the funnels was 175 feet. Compare that to the Statue of Liberty at 151 ft from base to torch.
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