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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.