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Henry Aldridge and Sons, an auction house in the U.K., claims it has proof that a violin it will auction for a client next year was played by Wallace Hartley, bandleader on the R.M.S. Titanic, as the ship sank on April 15, 1912.

The massive visitor center, The Titanic Belfast, opened weeks before the 100-year anniversary of the maiden, and only, voyage of the RMS Titanic, on April 10, 2012. Critics thought that it would not draw and 97 million pounds spent would not be recouped.

The official detailing of plans to build a full-scale replica Titanic that will sail a regular route, is to take place on Feb. 26 of 2013. That date was announced this month by Clive Palmer, the Australian billionaire who is building it.

An auction of Titanic artifacts held in Nashua, New Hampshire Sunday included a deck chair recovered from the debris site and a letter. The auction was held by the American company, RR Auction.

Clive Palmer, the Australian billionaire building a replica of the R.M.S. Titanic told the BBC on August 24 that his ship will be virtually the same as the doomed liner and be called the Titanic II. Any changes will be for increased safety.

The very first dinner menu from the first-class compartment of the R.M.S. Titanic was sold at auction Sunday at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Wiltshire, England. The menu fetched 42,000 pounds, or about 72,000 U.S. dollars.

There were 1,517 people from over a dozen countries who perished in the icy waters of the North Atlantic 100 years ago on April 15, 1912 when the RMS Titanic sunk. At centenary events in N. Ireland and Canada on Sunday there were memorials to honor them.

On April 15 the world marked the 100 year anniversary to the day of the RMS Titanic hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinking, taking 1,517 lives with her. This week, as part of commemorating the tragedy, a compelling new photo was released.

It seems a whole generation did not realize that the sinking of the Titanic was a true story, and not just a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. And in other news, you can view real-time tweets of the events as they happened in 1912.

When the Titanic sank in 1912, death for many people was almost preordained by their social status. On hundred years later, things have not changed much for the rich and for the poor.

Approaching the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic in the world's most famous maritime disaster, a new documentary has a different spin on the tragedy. The film, 'Titanic – The Shocking Story', says the whole thing was planned.

Stunning images showing the legendary wreck of RMS Titanic are to be published in April's edition of National Geographic Magazine.

Canada's postal agency, Canada Post, announced March 20, 2012, that it will join other agencies and countries around the world by commemorating the centenary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. They'll do so with a series of new stamps.

Explorers say they the have put together a detailed map of the entire Titanic debris. They say the new map provides new clues about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic about a hundred years ago.

A U.S. science magazine has published a story on research from a Texas University that claims the R.M.S. Titanic was a victim of a rare celestial event. High sea levels due to a rare convergence of three factors lead to a plethora of icebergs.

The 100th year anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic is being acknowledged in many parts of the world and another was added to that list on March 5. The Royal Canadian Mint announced they are putting out a coin to commemorate the event.

On Feb. 22, 2012 comes an announcement that may whet your appetite: the final first class lunch menu from the RMS Titanic, served April 14, 1912, some 14 hours before she sunk, is up for auction. It's a single sheet menu said to be in good shape.

The last supper is more often thought of as the Last Supper, the biblical last supper. But in Galway, Ireland they are recreating the rather lavish last supper onboard the R.M.S. Titanic hours before she sank on April 15, 1912.

The San Diego Natural History museum is set to open an R.M.S. Titanic exhibit Feb. 10, the first of its kind in the California city. The exhibit comes in the 100th year anniversary of the sinking and features artifacts along with an education component.

There will be a truly titanic sale of artifacts taken from the RMS Titanic in its resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic as 5,000 items will go on sale April 11, 2012. The sale will be one hundred years and a day after she set sail.