Timeline

1898: An American writer named Morgan Robertson writes The Story of the Titan, quite like the story of theTitanic.

1907: Plans for Titanic are planned at a dinner party.

1908: Construction of Titanic begins.

1911: The Olympic is successfully launched.

1912: The Titanic is successfully launched.

Wednesday, April 10, 1912, 2:00 P.M.: Passengers begin boarding the Titanic.

Sunday, April 14, 1912, 11:51 P.M.: Seven iceberg warning have been heard. The Titanic hits the iceberg.

1:00 A.M.: The lifeboats are ready. Women and children begin filling them up.

2:20 A.M.: Most men are left on Titanic. The stern of Titanic bobs up and then slowly goes down into the bottom of the sea.

1985: Robert B. Ballard and two partners discover the Titanic in a small submarine named Alvin.

1986: A French expedition recovers many artifacts.

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Last Updated: 08/24/00.