The sinking of the R.M.S Titanic after it hit an iceberg in the late hours of April 14, 1912 is one of the most well-known maritime disasters in history. The tragedy, in which over 1,500 passengers ...

The RMS Titanic was touted as an "unsinkable" ship, but this proved to be untrue when tragedy struck. In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. While ...

A pocket watch that once belonged to one of the Titanic's most renowned passengers has sold at an auction for $2.3 million — a record price for memorabilia related to the historic shipwreck, according ...

Even as the Titanic slipped beneath the icy North Atlantic, one story of devotion survived the disaster — and now it has made history at auction. A gold pocket watch that once ticked on the wrist of ...

A gold pocket watch owned by Isidor Straus, a passenger on the Titanic, sold for a historic $2.3 million at an auction house in England on Nov. 22 Straus and his wife died on the sinking liner, a last ...

Author Dan E. Parkes writes of the ship's tragic sinking, and Smith's family legacy, in ‘Titanic Legacy: The Captain, The Daughter and The Spy’ The sinking of the R.M.S Titanic after it hit an iceberg ...