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April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank

by Don Brown

It took 4,000 men to build it, 23 tons of animal grease to slide it into the ocean, 100,000 people to wave bon voyage, but only one wrong move to tear the Titanic apart, sinking it into the pages of history. On a cold moonless night in April of 1912, 2,000 passengers--both the uber-rich enjoying a luxury cruise and the dirt-poor hoping to find a new life in America--struggled to survive. Only 700 succeeded. Lifeboats were launched half-full; women were forced to leave their husbands and sons behind; and even those who made it out alive were forever haunted, constantly wondering "why me?"

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Learn more about the [|Sinking of the Titanic]


 * Listen to Survivors of the Titanic ** share their survival stories (audio files from BBC Historical Archives).

[|Watch video and Listen:] Titanic eyewitness survivor, Edith Russell, describes watching the giant iceberg as it scraped the side of the Titanic and how a gentleman threw her overboard into a lifeboat which saved her life (BBC Historical Archives).

[|//**I survived the Titanic**//] Read the true life account of twelve-year-old Titanic survivor Ruth Becker.

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 * What happened to the Titanic after it sank? Where did it go?**

Explorer Bob Ballard. a master ship wreck investigator, discovers the Titanic One of his greatest achievements was the discovery of Titanic on September 1, 1985. Click here to >[| learn more about explorer, Bob Ballard]

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DK Readers: Titanic: The Disaster That Shocked the World! by Mark Dubowski The disaster that shocked the world! Courage and tragedy... this is the story of the "safest" ship ever built.



Exploring the Titanic: How the Great Ship Ever Lost- Was Found by Robert D. Ballard Tells the tragic and fascinating story of the "unsinkable" liner that disappeared without trace after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Laying unexplored for more than 70 years, the Titanic was discovered by Doctor Robert Ballard.



On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank by Shelley Tanaka

Young readers can travel back in time to the fateful maiden voyage of the majestic //Titanic// in this compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of two young survivors and beautifully illustrated with breathtaking paintings and diagrams, this dramatic account vividly re-creates the night the world's most famous passenger ship sank to the bottom of the icy Atlantic. Sidebars explain interesting facts and details, and a cutaway offers a visual replica of the massive, decadent liner.