At 11.40 p.m. in 1912, the RMS Titanic collides with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland.

Titanic is one of the world's most famous ships. It was famous for its luxury and colossal size, but one fateful day The R.M.S. Titanic collided with a massive iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank in less than three hours. The Titanic was carrying over 2200 passengers and crew on her maiden voyage to the United States at the time. Only 705 people survived.
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