THE TRAGEDY OF THE TITANIC

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In its day, the Titanic was the largest, most modern cruise liner in the world. The builders claimed that the ship was unsinkable and that not even God Himself could sink it. On the day of its maiden voyage, all of the English dignitaries and others from around the world were there to witness this historic event. Little did they know, it would be a voyage that would end in great tragedy and hundreds of lives would be lost. The Titanic was built entirely out of steel from Asia and stood eleven stories high. It took two years to build. In the bottom of the ship there were three chambers designed to hold water in case of a leak. The architect of the ship had foolishly told everyone the ship was unsinkable. In fact, he said that not even God Himself could sink it. The ship was supposed to set sail on April 14, 1912, because it was required to do further safety drills before leaving port. However, the Captain felt the ship didn’t need these drills, so he left 2 days early. On April 12, 1912 the Titanic was being boarded by over two thousan...

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