A new book recounts how the press fabricated the myth of Captain Smith's suicide, which ruined the lives of his widow and ...

Over 1,500 people died when the RMS Titanic sank on April 14-15, 1912, following its fateful collision with an iceberg in one of the most notorious maritime disasters in history.

For Stephenson, the quality of detail in the scan opens new lines of inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic. The ship lies broken in two pieces, with the bow and stern about 2,600 feet apart.

Imagine being on the Titanic as it was sinking—survivors described it as both surreal and terrifying. They saw chaos all ...