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On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic embarked on its maiden voyage, sailing from Southampton, England, to New York City
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One of the largest and most luxurious passenger liners at the time, the Titanic was also considered by many to be unsinkable.
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On April 14, however, the ship struck an iceberg, and early the next day it sank.
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The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,502 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history.
