The Star Tennis Player Who Survived the ‘Titanic’ and Went On to Win Olympic Gold
Richard Norris Williams dreamed of being a tennis great. The ‘Titanic’ nearly cost him his legs.
Richard Norris Williams dreamed of being a tennis great. The ‘Titanic’ nearly cost him his legs.
People have spread incorrect information long before the invention of the internet.
Songs about ‘Titanic’ go way beyond Celine Dion’s smash hit “My Heart Will Go On.”
The 8-foot hunk of balsa wood led to one of the great debates in film: Could Jack have fit on it, too?
There are few tales of the ‘Titanic’ left unexplored. Joseph Laroche’s story is one of them.
Everything from a cursed mummy to a steering mistake have been floated as the real causes of the ‘Titanic’ disaster—and some conspiracy theories claim the ship never sank at all.
Box office success does not always equal critical acclaim. But many of the biggest hits of the 1990s are still being talked about, and revisited, today.
There’s a reason nobody’s referring to the missing ‘Titanic’ submersible as a submarine.
The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in the North Atlantic?
In honor of the 25th anniversary of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic,’ WHOI has released never-before-seen footage of the real-life shipwreck.
You can grab tickets for you and your friend who’s somehow never seen James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ movie.
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The new footage shows details of the 'Titanic' wreck that have never been captured on film before.
These mysterious undersea sites might contain millions (or billions) in lost treasure.
Could Jack have fit on the door? It’s up for debate—but he certainly could fit on this inflatable replica.
Every spring, hundreds of icebergs drift by the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
J. Bruce Ismay’s life was changed in an instant. At 1:40 a.m. on April 15, 1912, sporting pajamas under a suit and topcoat, with slippers on his feet, the chair
Even 25 years later, "My Heart Will Go On"—the love theme from 'Titanic'—can still make audiences weep. But it's a miracle it got made, as James Cameron wasn't interested in including a pop song in his historical drama and Celine Dion hated the song.
Socialite Madeleine Astor was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she boarded the RMS 'Titanic.' Here's the story of what led to her journey—and how she survived it.
Milton S. Hershey almost traveled on the RMS 'Titanic.' Fortunately for chocolate lovers, he didn't.
The sinking of the RMS 'Titanic' shook the world—and forced better safety regulations to be put into place.
Over 100 years after 'Titanic' sank, the origins and true meaning of “women and children first” remain a source of confusion.
The “unsinkable” Titanic wasn’t exactly marketed as unsinkable. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.