Las Vegas Titanic exhibit remembers voyage on anniversary of sinking

Looking back on the sinking of the RMS Titanic 113 years later, 7NEWS speaks with Oceanliner Designs about the ship, its passengers and much more

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) - At 2:20am Tuesday morning, we marked 113 years since the RMS Titanic went down at the head into the North Atlantic Ocean. The sinking shocked the world in 1912, but has continued to captivate people for over a century. For this anniversary, I'm taking a look at the sinking, and trying to figure out why Titanic remains as famous now as it did back then. Sea travel in the years preceding Titanic's maiden voyage was still a…

Phillies Broadcaster Makes Titanic Joke During Home Run Call On Shipwreck's Anniversary

April 14 is a rather significant date in history. Not only is it the day that President Abraham Lincoln was shot by Johh Wilkes Booth in 1865, but on that same date in 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg before sinking the following day.While it's unclear if Philadelphia Phillies announcer Ruben Amaro Jr. was aware that Monday was the anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination, he appears to have known it was the day the nightmare of the T…

Las Vegas Titanic exhibit remembers voyage on anniversary of sinking

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- April 15 is Titanic Remembrance Day, a day commemorating the RMS Titanic, which tragically sank in 1912.   In honor of this day, Good Day Las Vegas’s JC Fernandez explored the sites and artifacts from Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. Tomasina Ray, President & Director of Collections at RMS Titanic, Inc., took 8 News Now on a journey through the 25,000-square-foot exhibit, which features over 350 a…

The St. Louisan that had a key role in the Titanic disaster

ST. LOUIS - It's been 113 years since the infamous sinking of the RMS Titanic ship in the North Atlantic Ocean. Following the tragedy, one St. Louis reporter held an important role in sharing the stories recounted first-hand. 36-year-old Carlos Hurd and his wife, Katherine, were embarking on a two-month vacation to Europe aboard the S.S. Carpathia steamship on April 11, 1912, according to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. At the time,…

Famous figures who had Titanic tickets but didn't make it on board

Milton Hershey was almost aboard the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic.Bettmann/Getty ImagesAs the Titanic was the height of luxury in 1912, some celebrities had tickets for its maiden voyage.But not all of them ended up boarding the ship.J. Pierpont Morgan and Milton Hershey were among those who missed the disaster.The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, still captivates us today, with numerous books, a multibillion-dollar movie, mus…

Ohioans' time on the Titanic: A tale of luxury, tragedy and survival

The book chronicles the stories of 55 people traveling to Ohio who boarded the Titanic during its ill-fated voyage from England to New York.