100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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: SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Titanic steward's keys are exhibited at the SeaCity Museum's Titanic exhibition on April 3, 2012 in Southampton, England. The new SeaCity Museum, which will open at 1.30pm on April 10, 100 years to the day since the Titanic set sail from the city. The museum, which cost 15 GBP million, promises to tell the largely untold story of Southampton's Titanic crew and the impact the tragedy had on the city, as well as featuring other aspects of the city's seafaring past.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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In a picture taken on April 3, 2012 a woman poses for a photograph in front of a picture of the grand staircase exhibited during the Titanic exhibition at the new SeaCity Museum in Southampton. The Museum opened on April 10, 2012, exactly 100 years to the day after the Titanic set sail on its fateful maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: A visitor to SeaCity Museum looks at a board showing the number of Titanic crew lost at the museum's Titanic exhibition on April 3, 2012 in Southampton, England. The new SeaCity Museum, which will open at 1.30pm on April 10, 100 years to the day since the Titanic set sail from the city. The museum, which cost 15 GBP million, promises to tell the largely untold story of Southampton's Titanic crew and the impact the tragedy had on the city, as well as featuring other aspects of the city's seafaring past.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A giant puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled Sea Odyssey, is 'woken' and transferred to a boat in Liverpool in north-west England, on April 21, 2012. Two puppets, a man and a girl, his niece, will roam through the city's streets looking for each other during the three day production. The free event, organised by French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on 15 April 1912.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A giant deep sea diver puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey", walks through the streets in Liverpool in north-west England, on April 20, 2012. Two puppets, a man and a girl, his niece, will roam through the city's streets looking for each other during the three day production. The free event, organised by French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on 15 April 1912.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A giant puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey" travels through the streets of Liverpool in north-west England, on April 20, 2012. Two puppets, a man and a girl, his niece, will roam through the city's streets looking for each other during the three day production. The free event, organised by French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on 15 April 1912. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images)
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A giant puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey", has a shower in the morning in Stanley Park in Liverpool in north-west England, on April 20, 2012. Two puppets, a man and a girl, his niece, will roam through the city's streets looking for each other during the three day production. The free event, organised by French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on 15 April 1912.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A giant puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey", walks through Stanley Park in Liverpool in north-west England, on April 20, 2012. Two puppets, a man and a girl, his niece, will roam through the city's streets looking for each other during the three day production. The free event, organised by French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on 15 April 1912.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A wreath and flowers are placed on tombstones during a public interfaith memorial service at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax on April 15, 2012 in remembrance of the lives lost in the Titanic tragedy and of the 121 Titanic victims buried at the cemetery. The service will include a flower laying and musical performances to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, just a few hundred miles from Halifax.
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Alex Aarouaon, aged 6 from Chicago, whos
Alex Aarouaon, aged 6 from Chicago, whose great, great, great grandfather died on the Titanic, touches the plaque of 1,512 names of those who died from the Titanic after its unveiling during the 100th anniversary commemorations and memorial dedication of the Titanic disaster in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 15, 2012. The vessel struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage on April 14 1912, with the loss of around 1,500 lives. It was built in Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard. AFP PHOTO/ PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Members of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets place flowers on graves during a public interfaith memorial service at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax on April 15, 2012 in remembrance of the lives lost in the Titanic tragedy and of the 121 Titanic victims buried at the cemetery. The service will include a flower laying and musical performances to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, just a few hundred miles from Halifax.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Alex Aarouaon, aged 6 from Chicago, whose great, great, great grandfather died on the Titanic, touches the plaque of 1,512 names of those who died from the Titanic after its unveiling during the 100th anniversary commemorations and memorial dedication of the Titanic disaster in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 15, 2012. The vessel struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage on April 14 1912, with the loss of around 1,500 lives. It was built in Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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People gather, April 14, 2012 at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The anniversary has taken on an international character, with artists, scientists and museums engaged in months-long preparations for commemorating events in Britain, Canada, Ireland and the United States, with an emphasis on dignity.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Halifax remembers Titanic sinking, April 14, 2012, with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to remember the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The anniversary has taken on an international character, with artists, scientists and museums engaged in months-long preparations for commemorating events in Britain, Canada, Ireland and the United States, with an emphasis on dignity.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: A scale model of the RMS Titanic sits on display at the opening of the "Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory" exhibition on April 10, 2012 in New York City. The exhibit opened at the Melville Gallery, part of the South Street Seaport Museum, on the 100th anniversary of Titanic's launch on her maiden - and only - voyage. The exhibition features mayday communications from the ship, personal artifacts from survivors, production items from Titanic films and interactive multimedia tours through the ship. The British passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people on April 15,1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Artifacts from the RSS Titanic sit on display at the opening of the "Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory" exhibition on April 10, 2012 in New York City. The exhibit opened at the Melville Gallery, part of the South Street Seaport Museum, on the 100th anniversary of Titanic's launch on her maiden - and only - voyage. The exhibition features mayday communications from the ship, personal artifacts from survivors, production items from Titanic films and interactive multimedia tours through the ship. The British passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people on April 15,1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Dan Castaneda (R) and his wife Laurie Castaneda of Long Beach, California wear period clothing as they stand on the deck of the Azamara Journey on April 10, 2012 in New York City. The Azamara Journey will embark from New York to continue on the Titanic Memorial Cruise to memorialize the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage. The cruise began in Southampton, England and will continue on with onbaord lectures and a memorial at sea when the Titanic sank.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A man throws a rose into the sea at berths 43/44 from where the RMS Titanic set sail on its ill-fated maiden voyage 100 years ago at Southampton dock on April 10, 2012 during a ceremony where descendants of some of those who died on the Titanic paid tribute to the lost. Southampton marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful maiden voyage to New York on April 10, 1912 with ceremonies and tributes to the over 1,500 people who lost thier lives in the disaster, including 549 Southampton residents.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Volunteers put up gas filled with LED light lanterns to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking at the Marina Bay Sands Artscience Museum in Singapore on April 10, 2012. Over 2000 lanterns were placed outside the museum to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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People visit the exhibition "Titanic, Return to Cherbourg" on April 9, 2012 at La Cite de la Mer museum in Cherbourg, northern France, as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship. The Titanic, billed as the world's most luxurious passenger liner and reputedly unsinkable, left Southampton, southern England, for New York City on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic on April 10, 1912. Four days into the voyage it struck an iceberg and sank 375 miles (604 kilometers) off Newfoundland with the loss of 1,514 of the 2,224 people on board.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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A photo taken on April 9, 2012 shows a reproduction of a Titanic corridor presented during the exhibition "Titanic, Return to Cherbourg" at La Cite de la Mer museum in Cherbourg, northern France, as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship. The Titanic, billed as the world's most luxurious passenger liner and reputedly unsinkable, left Southampton, southern England, for New York City on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic on April 10, 1912. Four days into the voyage it struck an iceberg and sank 375 miles (604 kilometers) off Newfoundland with the loss of 1,514 of the 2,224 people on board.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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In a picture taken on April 3, 2012, a man lights candles near the dessert course created by executive chef Philippe Orrico to demonstrate the Hullett House hotel's recreation of the Titanic's last meal to mark the disaster's 100th anniversary in Hong Kong. The diners will be served by waiters dressed in uniforms like those on the Titanic, eat off fine bone china plates used on board, sourced from English porcelain maker William Brownfield & Sons, and will drink champagne from a bottle of Heidsieck & Co Monopole Gout Americain vintage 1907 salvaged from the shipwreck.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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An S.S. Titanic liftboat is viewed at National Geographic's "Titanic: 100 Year Obsession", on opening day March 29, 2012, in Washington, DC. The National Geographic Museum unveils a new exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, including the first images of the wreck, taken in 1985 by a National Geographic explorer, and more recent footage shot by film director James Cameron.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Tourists walk on an interactive display that changes as you walk on it showing the deck of the Titanic at National Geographic's "Titanic: 100 Year Obsession", on the first day it is opened to the public March 29, 2012, in Washington, DC. The National Geographic Museum unveils a new exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, including the first images of the wreck, taken in 1985 by a National Geographic explorer, and more recent footage shot by film director James Cameron.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Hannah from Chicago looks over the ship's engine room telegraph as she enjoys National Geographic's "Titanic: 100Year Obsession", on the first day it is opened to the public March 29, 2012, in Washington, DC. The National Geographic Museum unveils a new exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, including the first images of the wreck, taken in 1985 by a National Geographic explorer, and more recent footage shot by film director James Cameron.
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100th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The Titanic
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 05: Binoculars are seen among artifacts recovered from the RMS Titanic wreck site at a press preview of a Titanic artifact auction at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on January 5, 2012 in New York City. On April 11, 2012, the 100th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Titanic, Guernsey's will auction the complete collection of more than 5,000 artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site.
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