“A Night to Remember,” as Titanic chronicler Walter Lord called the ship’s sinking, remains so 100 years after the disaster on April 15, 1912. The Titanic centenary is spawning a wave of observances, exhibitions, movie and television releases and museum openings, along with a revival of reflections on how the biggest and most sophisticated passenger ship of its day could hit an iceberg and sink five days into its maiden voyage, with the loss of more than 1,500 passengers and crew.
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