| | | pass=1,317 (maiden voyage)<br>First-class: 324<br>Second-class: 285<br>Third-class: 708 | | | pass=1,317 (maiden voyage)<br>First-class: 324<br>Second-class: 285<br>Third-class: 708 |
| − | }}'''[[R.M.S.]] ''Titanic''''' was a luxury passenger liner which sank after striking an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, while on its maiden voyage from [[Southampton]], [[England]], to [[New York City]], resulting in the deaths of 1,517 passengers and crew. This disaster has been the subject of the third highest-revenue movie in history, plays, literature, and scientific scrutiny. Nine unborn children survived the sinking,<ref>https://www.titanicpages.com/pregnant</ref> including John Jacob Astor VI.<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8146282/john-jacob-astor</ref> ''See'' [[Unborn on the Titanic]]. | + | }}'''[[R.M.S.]] ''Titanic''''' was a luxury passenger liner which sank after striking an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, while on its maiden voyage from [[Southampton]], [[England]], to [[New York City]], resulting in the deaths of 1,517 passengers and crew. This disaster has been the subject of the third highest-revenue movie in history, plays, literature, and scientific scrutiny. Nine unborn children survived the sinking,<ref>https://www.titanicpages.com/pregnant</ref> including John Jacob Astor VI<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8146282/john-jacob-astor</ref> whose father was the wealthiest passenger aboard and wanted his child to be born in the [[United States]]. ''See'' [[Unborn on the Titanic]]. |
| | '''''This tragedy produced inspiring examples of self-sacrifice, [[chivalry]], and [[faith]]'''''. The men on board, including several of the wealthiest in the world, intentionally gave up their lives for others. "All Second Class children were saved, along with 86% of their women, but only 8.33% of their menfolk."<ref name="Lifeboat">https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/the-average-lifeboat.html</ref> The band played on in a triumph of mind over matter.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/last-song/</ref> The tragedy was [[prophet|prophesied]] by a novel published 15 years earlier, ''The Wreck of the Titan''. A preacher, who gave his life, continued to convert others to [[Christianity]] as he swam in the frigid water.<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/37601</ref> | | '''''This tragedy produced inspiring examples of self-sacrifice, [[chivalry]], and [[faith]]'''''. The men on board, including several of the wealthiest in the world, intentionally gave up their lives for others. "All Second Class children were saved, along with 86% of their women, but only 8.33% of their menfolk."<ref name="Lifeboat">https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/the-average-lifeboat.html</ref> The band played on in a triumph of mind over matter.<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/last-song/</ref> The tragedy was [[prophet|prophesied]] by a novel published 15 years earlier, ''The Wreck of the Titan''. A preacher, who gave his life, continued to convert others to [[Christianity]] as he swam in the frigid water.<ref>http://www.bpnews.net/37601</ref> |