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More than one hundred years later, National Geographic Education marks the anniversary of one of the greatest maritime tragedies in history. Use this collection of multimedia education resources to contextualize the anniversary for your students.

In this investigative exhibition, discover the surprising link between one of the greatest discoveries of all time—the Titanic —and a top-secret Cold War mission. Dive in between May 30, and January 6, Order your tickets here! Every one of the Titanic's engineers stayed at their post trying to save lives as the ship went down.

National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard tells the real story behind his co-discovery of the Titanic. Unna, from the Belfast Titanic Society, shares the untold story behind the building of the Titanic.

Robert Ballard discusses the current condition of Titanic and his hopes and plans for preserving this piece of history. Robert Ballard is an ocean explorer who has discovered shipwrecks including the R. Witness the Titanic come to life in the shipyards of Belfast with this interactive timeline. Chart the Titanic's story on this large-scale map that you can download, print, and assemble.

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Skip to content. Graphic by Raymond Wong. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Background Info Vocabulary. The largest and most luxurious ship in the world, the Titanic was also one of the most technologically advanced. The ship had 16 watertight compartments designed to keep it afloat if damaged.

This led to the belief that the ship was unsinkable. However, only four days into its maiden voyage , the Titanic struck an iceberg near Newfoundland, Canada.

These compartments filled with water and pulled down the bow of the ship. Then the Titanic broke in half, and, at about a. Because of a shortage of lifeboats and the lack of satisfactory emergency procedures, more than 1, people went down in the sinking ship or froze to death in the icy North Atlantic waters. Most of the or so survivors were women and children. A number of notable American and British citizens died in the tragedy, including the noted British journalist William Thomas Stead and heirs to the Straus, Astor and Guggenheim fortunes.

One hour and 20 minutes after Titanic went down, the Cunard liner Carpathia arrived. The survivors in the lifeboats were brought aboard, and a handful of others were pulled out of the water. Announcement of details of the tragedy led to outrage on both sides of the Atlantic.

Rules were adopted requiring that every ship have lifeboat space for each person on board, and that lifeboat drills be held. An International Ice Patrol was established to monitor icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes.