1: April 14, 2012 marks 100 years ever since the Titanic hit the iceberg.
2: The construction of the Titanic started on March 31, 1909, and finished on May 31, 1911.
3: There were only 20 lifeboats, and only 18 were used. The first few were less than half full.
4: Many dogs were in the Titanic, but only two survived. They were a Pomeranian and a Pekingese, which were both taken to safety on lifeboats by their owners.
5: Guns were fired because people were panicking to enter the remaining lifeboats.
6: A man named Daniel Buckley dressed as a woman to be allowed first before the other men. The Titanic was using the "Ladies and children first, men last" rule.
7: Another man named Charles Joughin survived the 31 degree temperature because he was drinking a lot before the ship sank.
8: The Titanic was claimed to be "unsinkable". However, 4 days later she crashed into an iceberg. Only 710 survived and 1,517 died.
9: Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank. She later died on May 31, 2009.
10: A lifeboat drill would have been done, but the captain canceled it.
I'm hoping to expand the facts, but you can research and help me with them.
2: The construction of the Titanic started on March 31, 1909, and finished on May 31, 1911.
3: There were only 20 lifeboats, and only 18 were used. The first few were less than half full.
4: Many dogs were in the Titanic, but only two survived. They were a Pomeranian and a Pekingese, which were both taken to safety on lifeboats by their owners.
5: Guns were fired because people were panicking to enter the remaining lifeboats.
6: A man named Daniel Buckley dressed as a woman to be allowed first before the other men. The Titanic was using the "Ladies and children first, men last" rule.
7: Another man named Charles Joughin survived the 31 degree temperature because he was drinking a lot before the ship sank.
8: The Titanic was claimed to be "unsinkable". However, 4 days later she crashed into an iceberg. Only 710 survived and 1,517 died.
9: Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank. She later died on May 31, 2009.
10: A lifeboat drill would have been done, but the captain canceled it.
I'm hoping to expand the facts, but you can research and help me with them.
