1. American author Morgan Robertson publishes a novel in which a British passenger liner called the Titan hits an iceberg and sinks on her maiden voyage without enough lifeboats in the month of April in the North Atlantic. The fictional ship is eerily similar to the yet-to-be conceived Titanic.

2. At a dinner party in London, J
At a dinner party in London, J. Bruce Ismay discusses the construction of two huge, luxurious ships with a third to be added later.

3. Construction of the Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland.

4. Titanic hull successfully launched, witnessed by more than 100,000 people. At the time, (together with Olympic) she is the largest man-made object ever moved.

5. The Titanic casts off and begins her maiden voyage.

6. During downstream passage into River Test under her own steam, the water displaced by Titanic's movement causes all six mooring ropes on the New York to break and her stern to swing toward Titanic. Quick action narrowly averts a collision by only four feet. Departure delayed for an hour.

7. The Titanic sails through calm waters.

8. The Titanic receives several warnings of ice ahead.

9. The lookouts see an iceberg dead ahead
The lookouts see an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg strikes the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.

10. Water poured in and rose 14 feet in the front part of the ship.

11. The captain is told the ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours. He gives order to call for help over the radio.

12. Lifeboats are now loading with women and children first
Lifeboats are now loading with women and children first. The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picks up the distress call and immediately heads full speed to the rescue.

13. The Titanic's broken off stern settles back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments. Slowly it fills with water and again tilts its end high into the air before sinking into the sea. People in the water slowly freeze to death.

14. The first lifeboat is picked up by the Carpathia.

15. Several ships are sent to the disaster site to recover bodies
Several ships are sent to the disaster site to recover bodies. A total of 328 bodies are found floating in the area.

16. Franc-American scientific expedition led by Dr
Franc-American scientific expedition led by Dr. Rober Ballard finally discovers and photographs remains of the wreck of Titanic at a depth of 12,460 feet on the ocean floor.