The year was 1912. It was the Golden Age of ocean liners. Airplanes were still very new, so the only way to travel long distances across water was by boat. Immigration was very popular, so there was a steady stream of eager passengers. Competition was fierce in the trans-Atlantic passenger trade. The White Star Line ...
A watchmaker in Switzerland has created a new line of very limited, luxurious watches, each made from pieces of the infamous Titanic oceanliner. The luxury wristwatches were unveiled at the biggest annual watch and jewellery trade show, ‘Baselworld’, recently. They are being called, ‘Titantic DNA’, and could definitely be considered one of the most exclusive ...
Who isn’t familiar with the tragic history of the Titanic? Even before the 1997 movie Titanic, which depicted the evening of April 15th, 1912 became a smash hit, people were fascinated with the history behind this great ship, also famous for being the largest ocean liner built at that time, and its passengers. Even the ...
The sinking of the Titanic has fascinated people for almost a century. Interest in the tale of demise of the “unsinkable” ship exploded when underwater explorer Richard Ballard found the remains of the luxury liner in 1985 and reached a fever pitch with the 1997 release of the Oscar-winning movie. Now Titanic buffs can stand ...
~ At over 882 feet long, the Titanic was longer than any building of the time was tall. To further illustrate the sheer size of the ship, food stock carried for a typical voyage included as much as 70,000lbs of meat, 10,000lbs of sugar, 20,000 bottles of beer and stout, and 45,000 napkins, among many ...