{"id":10230,"date":"2015-04-15T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=10230"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:07:30","slug":"103rd-anniversary-of-the-sinking-of-the-titanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/103rd-anniversary-of-the-sinking-of-the-titanic.html","title":{"rendered":"103rd Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the 103rd<\/sup> anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic<\/em>, a maritime disaster that horrified people when they first got the news in 1912 \u2013 and has fascinated the public ever since. The immediate horror was the grim news that more than 1,500 people died when the Titanic<\/em> sank at 2:20 a.m. on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage. The shock was that this supposedly unsinkable, absolutely huge ship (at more than 882 feet long, the Titanic<\/em> was the largest ship in the world when it was launched) was entirely sinkable after all.<\/p>\n

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Illustration: RMS Titanic. Credit: Boris Lux, Lux\u2019s Type Collection, ocean liners; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fascination with the infamous shipwreck ever since has been in trying to imagine what the Titanic\u2019s<\/em> crew and passengers went through that awful night, with some of the survivors telling stories of incredible heroism \u2013 and acute suffering. The Titanic\u2019s<\/em> hold on the public was cemented by the overwhelming achievement of James Cameron\u2019s film Titanic<\/em> in 1997 \u2013 a runaway success that won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and earned a staggering $2.18 billion at the box office.<\/p>\n

Here are four articles we\u2019ve published on the GenealogyBank blog, providing some interesting stories, insights and information about the Titanic<\/em> disaster.<\/p>\n

1) <\/strong>Amazing Survival Stories of Last Moments on the \u2018Titanic\u2019 Ship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina), 19 April 1912, page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2) Tracing \u2018Titanic\u2019 Genealogy: Survivor Passenger Lists & More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: the Titanic departing Southampton, England, on 10 April 1912. Credit: F. G. O. Stuart; Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3) <\/strong>Eating on the \u2018Titanic\u2019: Massive Quantities of Food on the Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo: First Class Reception Room on the Titanic. Credit: National Maritime Museum, Flickr: The Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4) Elizabeth Gladys Dean (1912-2009) Last Titanic Survivor Dies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo: Elizabeth Gladys Dean signing autographs at the British Titanic Society Titanic Convention, Hilton Hotel, Southampton, U.K., 1999. Credit: Stephen Daniels; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Did you have any ancestors aboard the Titanic<\/em>? Please share your family stories with us in the comments.<\/p>\n

Create a free account<\/a> at GenealogyBank for 7 days to start your journey and discover the stories your ancestors left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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