Life As a Passenger on the Titanic

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Introduction On April 10 1912 a ship called the RMS Titanic started its first trip from Europe to New York City There were more than two thousand passengers and crew members on board These passengers came from all walks of life Some passengers were among the richest people in the world Others were poor laborers All of these passengers believed the ship could not sink Four days into the seven-day journey the ship hit an iceberg and sank More than two-thirds of the ship’s passengers and crew died This tragedy shocked the world It took decades to understand what happened and to find the sunken ship Even though the Titanic sank more than one hundred years ago people still talk about it today Life As a Passenger on the Titanic