encyclopedia titanica

Although the Titanic went down in 1912 on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic the story of how and why the unsinkable ship sank continues to have a firm grip on our imagination Gracing the Broadway stage in 1997 and winning five Tony Awards Titanic The Musical which opened over the weekend at Bloomingtons Community Players stands as testament to the fact that nearly 100 years later the realization that 1517 died because management chose deck space over life boats is still heartwrenching