April 15, 2012, will mark 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew who drowned in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
To commemorate the event, The Huffington Post is featuring historic photos from aboard the massive ship.
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One of the pictures features two men in the Titanic's gymnasium, one of whom was an electrician for Harland and Wolfe, the company that built the ship. The two men in the photo both died when the ship sank.
Another of the photos shows Robert Douglas Spedden, who was only 6-years-old at the time the Titanic sank. Although he survived the disaster, he was killed several years later after being hit by a car in Maine, according to Green-Wood Cemetery in New York, where he is buried.
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April 15, 2012, will mark 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew wh...
April 15, 2012, will mark 100 years since the RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew wh...
Despite all the political crap included in the comments down below, you all make valid points. Whatever we do in life, IS our own choice. We rely on others to keep us safe every time we get on an airplane or even in a car. We rely on them to have made a safe vehicle, include all the safety equipment we'll need if something does happen, and we rely on the other people involved, whether they be other drivers or our pilot for the day. Unfortunately, things do happen and we are only human. Humans make mistakes and someone usually has to pay the price. Usually it's an innocent person that put his trust in someone else. Tragedies happen and, whether it's greed or human error that caused them, someone is at fault and someone pays the price (sometimes they're the same person). It's also our choice in how we perceive the tragedy. Do we learn from others' mistakes and try/hope to improve their methods, or do we dishonor their sacrifice, and insult and nitpick at each other? Playing the 'Name Game' will not bring anyone back but learning from their misfortune could save others.
To me, the saddest part of the Titanic tragedy is that a lot of the victims didn't drown, as a lot of you stated, they froze to death floating in their life preservers, waiting for someone else to come and save them.
CharliDenae: Despite all the political crap included in the comments down
What a wise person and post. Just today, I saw a young kid texting while driving on a busy road. He's trusting all those drivers around him to do the right thing while he does his own thing. So sad. I hope texters will remember that it just takes one misstep to cause long term tragedy.
B_Diane: What a wise person and post. Just today, I saw
Thank you, B Diane. I agree, texting while driving is very sad. Not only are you taking your own life into your hands but the lives of others. It's a proven fact that it's very dangerous but we see people doing it all the time. I even saw a woman reading while driving the other day. She actually had a paperback book open on her steering wheel. Hopefully she was only reading at the red lights but, as an almost insatiable reader, even I wouldn't do that. I just don't get some people... Best wishes to you!
CharliDenae: Thank you, B Diane. I agree, texting while driving is
Excellent points Charli Denae, I agree especially about naming and blaming that goes on.(and gets us nowhere).
I think it's to be expected, as people look for answers ad deal with their grief and anger...but usually it is uselessand just makes a scapegoat out of someone or something.
Karen_Atkinson_Garrison: Excellent points Charli Denae, I agree especially about naming and
This has always terrified me so much that I can't watch anything go underwater and have never seen the movie "Titanic". I don't know why, but the terror that it invokes within me is just unreal. Needless to say, I don't go on boat rides and will never go on a cruise. It's just something that I can't explain, this irrational fear.
aleighcat: This has always terrified me so much that I can't
Oh you are surly not alone!
I live in Florida, not but a few miles away from the beach.....I hate it and won't go near the water. I will sit on the beach and watch but nope, not going in. I will go fishing, but only from a pier, no boats for me. Call it a phobia, or an irrational fear if you will....but I aint going in.
flxdcatbruce: Oh you are surly not alone! I live in Florida,
I live in Ohio, but growing up we went every year to Sanibel and Captiva (this was when it wasn't so tourist-y and you could find tons of beautiful shells). I would wade at the shore, but no further. I was scared of what I couldn't see (sharks, stingrays, horseshoe crabs etc...). I was also terrified of the horror stories of how currrents could pull you out to sea (thanks, Mom). This fear that I have is completely irrational, I know, as nothing bad has ever happened to me in the water. If I see anything on t.v. going underwater (boats/ships, cars, etc..) I always have awful nightmares. It just terrifies me.
aleighcat: I live in Ohio, but growing up we went every
I have often wondered about that myself as I love old sailing ships and have built many models of them. As an artist I have drawn and painted many pictures of them....but I am terrified of the ocean, and going on a boat is out of the question.
flxdcatbruce: I have often wondered about that myself as I love
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ipleathe5thh: Your paying $350 a month for internet now is this
OR his Internet provider, (AT&T) rather than his Internet browser and or a website. Sounds like he has a package $350 for landline phone, TV - with every cable channel available & Internet connection. The 'average' for a three service package in Tampa Bay is not much south of 200 bucks. That is without movie channels. In our neighboorhood we only have one Internet provider and they stink for the past six months the connection goes out at least 3 or 4 times a week! I only WISH we had the option of going somewhere else for our high-speed connection.
MissFish: OR his Internet provider, (AT&T) rather than his Internet browser
These photos are not new at all. In James Cameron's 'Titanic' he even tried to recreate the scenes shown in these photos. They've been around for a long time on the internet and in books I have about the Titanic that I got over a decade ago. NOT NEWS, HuffPost.
LibbySawyer: These photos are not new at all. In James Cameron's
Thanks so much! Dummy me must have accidentally made it smaller and didn't know it! Used to use AOL as my browser, but they are IE based and Explorer just has too many problems and very slow. AOL shows a font size choice, but I switched to Firefox and there wasn't one. You've fixed my problem. Again, thanks! Nice to have someone who takes the time to help others.
jwtexas1: Thanks so much! Dummy me must have accidentally made it
to think of the replacment cost would be for the china in first class alone makes me want to cry. Why is it all of the attention is directed at the souls who perrished? All of those lovely things at the bottom of the ocean, just a shame
lornahansonforbes: to think of the replacment cost would be for the
Yes, exactly. Souls are more important.
Besides..there *is* discussion re: *things*, valuables that sank with the ship.Now, I wish I could have some of those valuable items, but I do not.
Karen_Atkinson_Garrison: Yes, exactly. Souls are more important. Besides..there *is* discussion re:
Replying to Karen Atkinson Garrison's comment to me: "Yes, exactly. Souls are more important. Besides..there *is* discussion re: *things*, valuables that sank with the ship. Now, I wish I could have some of those valuable items, but I do not.
Did you know someone or have relatives, or friends of friends on the ship? I'm so sorry if that's the case. Though so many valuable and keepsake items were lost with the ship, the 'souls' are still more important - and the story of the Titanic still stands as an immortal reminder that nothing is unsinkable. God rest their souls.
jwtexas1: Replying to Karen Atkinson Garrison's comment to me: "Yes, exactly.
'Titanic' even more poignant, thrilling in 3-D
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Posted: 04/13/2012 11:19 am Updated: 04/13/2012 11:29 am