1

The Ship's orchestra switched from dance music to the hymn "Nearer My God To Thee" as the Ship broke apart and sank.

2

White Star Lines manager Bruce Ismay pressured Captain Smith to maintain full speed because he wanted to break the record for a transatlantic crossing.

3

There were ships close enough to rescue Titanic's passengers if they'd known how bad the situation was.

4

Many of Titanic's lifeboats left half-empty.

5

Some men disguised themselves as women to sneak onto the lifeboats.

6

If watchmen in the crow's nest had binoculars, they would have seen the iceberg in time to avoid the collision.

7

Crewman locked third class passengers below deck so they wouldn'tcome to the upper decks and interfere with evacuating first class passengers.

8

Bruce Ismay, managing director of White Star Lines, felt so guilty after escaping in a lifeboat that he later committed suicide.

9

Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith was making his final voyage with White Star Lines.

10

First Officer William Murdoch shot a Titanic passenger and then, overcome by stress, turned the gun on himself.