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Timed to "Titanic 3D" Release, More Than 1.7 Million People Tune In to First Half Of Landmark Two-Night World Premiere Titanic Event WASHINGTON, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Geographic Channel's Sunday night premiere of Titanic: The Final World with James Cameron proves that a century after the RMS Titanic sank, the world is still captivated. The two-hour special on Sunday, April 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, averaged a P25-54 0.8 rating -- the network's highest-rated...
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania will host a panel discussion at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, presenting the stories of Pennsylvania residents who were aboard the RMS Titanic when it sank on its maiden voyage 100 years ago this month. "The Titanic and Its Pennsylvania Passengers" will be moderated by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commissioner William V. Lewis Jr., and will feature two descendants of Titanic passengers...
TWO-NIGHT WORLD PREMIERE EVENT Titanic: The Final World with James Cameron premieres Sunday, April 8, 8-10 p.m. ET/PT Save the Titanic with Bob Ballard premieres Monday, April 9, 10-11 p.m. ET/PT WASHINGTON, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of the time, called a "ship of dreams." But just five days into its maiden voyage, RMS Titanic sank to a watery grave, along with more than 1,500 passengers. A century later, the...
CENTERPIECE OF COMMEMORATIVE PLANS INCLUDES TWO WORLD PREMIERE FILMS WITH EXPLORERS-IN-RESIDENCE ROBERT BALLARD AND JAMES CAMERON, BROADCAST GLOBALLY ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL IN APRIL 2012 National Geographic's Flagship Magazine to Feature April 2012 Titanic Cover Story with Personal Essay by James Cameron Additional Extensions Include Major Digital Hub, Interactive, Books, Home Entertainment, Lectures, Maps and Kids' Products WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011...
RMS Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912 for her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, NY. Just four days later on April 14, 1912 the fate of the ocean liner was sealed when it struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. in the North Atlantic. The following morning, April 15 at 2:20 a.m., the ship sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, killing 1,517 of the 2,223 passengers aboard. Now, nearly a hundred years later, scientists are revealing never-before-seen images of the largest...
The latest hurricane moving through the Atlantic Ocean, forced a high-tech expedition to temporarily suspend its efforts to create a detailed map of the Titanic wreckage. American group RMS Titanic, which holds exploration and salvage rights for the wreck in the northern Atlantic, wrote on its Facebook page late Saturday that "Hurricane Danielle will force us to temporarily halt operations at the wreck site" as of Sunday. "The team is working through the night to complete as many mission...
A US federal judge awarded an exhibition company $110 million for salvaging artifacts from the wreck of the RMS Titanic resting at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. The judge ruled that RMS Titanic Inc, which displays the artifacts in museums around the world, is entitled to their full market value. The court will also decide whether to grant the company ownership of the objects or sell them and give it the proceeds, BBC News reported on Friday. RMS Titanic Inc, a subsidiary of Premier...
