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April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Here are 10 things you may not know about the luxury ship, which sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to the United States.
* On the evening of April 14, the first-class passengers on the
Titanic enjoyed a ten-course meal that included oysters, poached salmon,
sirloin of beef, lamb with mint sauce, chocolate éclairs and waldorf
pudding. According to Armchair World,
a different wine was served with each course, and coffee and cigars
accompanied by port and distilled spirits were available with the last
course.
* The Titanic had its own newspaper. According to the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was printed daily and included news articles, the latest stock prices, horse-racing results, society gossip and a daily menu.
* The massive ship had some unheard of amenities. A Discovery Channel
article details perks such as an onboard Turkish bath, libraries, a
squash court and a heated swimming pool. The luxury liner even had an
infirmary with an operating room.
* While the Titanic boasted some of the wealthiest people in the world
on board, two famous men of that era didn't make the trip. According to
Discovery.com,
financier J. P. Morgan and famed chocolatier Milton S. Hershey had
planned to sail aboard the ship's maiden voyage but cancelled at the
last minute.
* Less than a month after the tragedy, silent film actress and Titanic
survivor Dorothy Gibson starred in the film "Saved From the Titanic."
According to Stageclick,
the actress reenacted her personal story of the tragedy, complete with
the actual white silk evening dress she wore on that fateful night. The
film was a hit in America and England, but the only known prints were
destroyed two years later in a fire.
* Many artifacts from the Titanic were salvaged. The Titanic Museum
in Massachusetts houses The Titanic Historical Society's collection,
which includes a lifejacket, lifeboat flag, luncheon and dinner menus, a
square of first-class stateroom carpet, letters and postcards written
on board, first class china and a bridge bell.
* According to UK's Mirror,
a violin alleged to have belonged to Titanic bandleader Wallace Harley
was recently discovered. While tests are being done to prove its
authenticity, if sold it would break the record for a Titanic artifact,
post office keys that were sold in England for £101,000 in 2007.
* The former home of one of the most famous Titanic survivors is now a museum
in Denver. The 1910 home of socialite Margaret Brown - known after the
tragedy as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," is open for tours and
workshops.
* The last remaining survivor of the Titanic died in 2009. Millvana
Dean was only nine weeks old and the youngest passenger on the ship when
she was put on a lifeboat and saved. According to The Guardian,
her death at age 97 came just a month after "Titanic" stars Leonardo
DiCaprio and Kate Winslet helped pay her nursing home expenses.
* Many sources have pegged the band's final song as "Nearer My God To Me." But in a 1912 interview with The New York Times, surviving crew member Harold Bride said the band played the hymn "Autumn" as the ship went down.
* On the evening of April 14, the first-class passengers on the
Titanic enjoyed a ten-course meal that included oysters, poached salmon,
sirloin of beef, lamb with mint sauce, chocolate éclairs and waldorf
pudding. According to Armchair World,
a different wine was served with each course, and coffee and cigars
accompanied by port and distilled spirits were available with the last
course.
* The Titanic had its own newspaper. According to the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was printed daily and included news articles, the latest stock prices, horse-racing results, society gossip and a daily menu.
* The massive ship had some unheard of amenities. A Discovery Channel
article details perks such as an onboard Turkish bath, libraries, a
squash court and a heated swimming pool. The luxury liner even had an
infirmary with an operating room.
* While the Titanic boasted some of the wealthiest people in the world
on board, two famous men of that era didn't make the trip. According to
Discovery.com,
financier J. P. Morgan and famed chocolatier Milton S. Hershey had
planned to sail aboard the ship's maiden voyage but cancelled at the
last minute.
* Less than a month after the tragedy, silent film actress and Titanic
survivor Dorothy Gibson starred in the film "Saved From the Titanic."
According to Stageclick,
the actress reenacted her personal story of the tragedy, complete with
the actual white silk evening dress she wore on that fateful night. The
film was a hit in America and England, but the only known prints were
destroyed two years later in a fire.
* Many artifacts from the Titanic were salvaged. The Titanic Museum
in Massachusetts houses The Titanic Historical Society's collection,
which includes a lifejacket, lifeboat flag, luncheon and dinner menus, a
square of first-class stateroom carpet, letters and postcards written
on board, first class china and a bridge bell.
* According to UK's Mirror,
a violin alleged to have belonged to Titanic bandleader Wallace Harley
was recently discovered. While tests are being done to prove its
authenticity, if sold it would break the record for a Titanic artifact,
post office keys that were sold in England for £101,000 in 2007.
* The former home of one of the most famous Titanic survivors is now a museum
in Denver. The 1910 home of socialite Margaret Brown - known after the
tragedy as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," is open for tours and
workshops.
* The last remaining survivor of the Titanic died in 2009. Millvana
Dean was only nine weeks old and the youngest passenger on the ship when
she was put on a lifeboat and saved. According to The Guardian,
her death at age 97 came just a month after "Titanic" stars Leonardo
DiCaprio and Kate Winslet helped pay her nursing home expenses.
* Many sources have pegged the band's final song as "Nearer My God To Me." But in a 1912 interview with The New York Times, surviving crew member Harold Bride said the band played the hymn "Autumn" as the ship went down.