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Titanic History Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
| 1929 - 1st class survivor Mrs Mary Fortune died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 77.
1877 - 2nd class survivor Miss Clear Annie Cameron was born in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. 1876 - 2nd class survivor Mrs Florence "Mary" Agnes Angle was born to the Hughes family in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 1881 - 3rd class survivor Miss Bridget Delia Mcdermott was born to Michael McDermott and Bridget Rowland in Knockfarnaught, Lahardane, County Mayo, Ireland. 1970 - 3rd class survivor Miss Jamila ("Amelia Garrett") Nicola-Yarred died at the age of 71. 1880 - 3rd class survivor Mr Thure Edvin Lundström was born. 1998 - The Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented. James Cameron's "Titanic" tied with L.A. Confidential's Kim Basinger for Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart) and was nominated for Best Actress (Kate Winslet) and Best Motion Picture Cast. 1997 - The sinking scenes for James Cameron's movie "Titanic" were filmed from the 6th to the 12th and were the most expensive filming days in motion picture history. |
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Jan 2001
The people that were the first to see Titanic in the screenings in various
theaters in the US thought they were seeing "Baby's Day Out 2" which was
the movie being advertised.
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Mar 2001
Movie: The French Bulldog that was to lead Leo and Kate to the floating board was
"adopted" by James Cameron after the shoot.
History: The Panama Canal was constructed with Titanic in mind. Meaning, when the canal was built they used Titanic as the "model" ship that would be passing through her gates. Everything was created so that even the largest ship in the world could utilize the canal. |
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May 2001
James Cameron carried Don Lynch's "Titanic: An Illustrated History" book
around with him throughout the filming of Titanic. He also took it on his
deep dive to the wreck.
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Oct/Nov 2001
Titanic boasted 4 elevators: 3 in first class and 1 in second class.
She was the first ship to have an elevator for second class.
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Dec/Jan 2002
Titanic moved twice her length, reaching to the tune of 12 knots before
coming to a complete stop by six anchor chains and 2 piles of cable drag chains
that weighed 80 tons each.
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Feb/Mar 2002
If placed upright, the Titanic would have being taller than any of the buildings of her day. At 885 feet, she would have towered over the Washington Monument (555 ft), the Woolworth Building in New York (750 ft), and even the Grand Pyramid in Egypt (451 ft). To give an idea of how long 885 feet is you can line up 22 motor homes (40 ft long) or four 747 airplanes (231 ft long) to equal Titanic. Her height from the keel to the top of the funnels was 175 feet. Compare that to the Statue of Liberty at 151 ft from base to torch.
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