More than 1,500 people died during the sinking of the Titanic. Of its total 2,240 passengers and crew, only 706 people survived.

From the experience of third-class passengers to the luxurious living of those in first class, this is the true story of the ...

Isidor and Ida Straus were famously depicted as the couple who were seen laying together in a bed while the Titanic sank in ...

• Kate Buss, 36, was a second-class passenger en route from Sittingbourne, England to San Diego to meet her fiance. She survived and got married here about one-month after the sinking. She was the ...

When the Titanic crashed into an iceberg and sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, the disaster inspired countless books, Titanic museum exhibits, several Hollywood films (including one that ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the location of the Titanic Historical Society and Titanic Museum. They are in Indian Orchard, Mass. It sank 111 years ago Saturday, but we ...

Warning: The ninth fact in this post mentions an instance of suicide. Only three dogs would survive the tragedy — two Pomeranians and a Pekingese — and only because they were small enough to be ...