Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while on board: "It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey's ...

A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known survivors from onboard the ship days before it sank has sold for ...

Milton Hershey, J. Pierpont Morgan, and Henry Clay Frick were among the notable figures who never made it on the Titanic.

WASHINGTON – On the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic, National Geographic is set to unveil what it calls an unprecedented look at history’s most infamous maritime disaster.

Visitors follow the journey of the Titanic, from the ship's construction to life on board to the moments of impact and sinking – and the current efforts to recover and conserve the wreckage.

Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy ...