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This video clip from 'What Happened After' looks at the life of Fredrick Fleet, the infamous lookout aboard the Titanic who first saw the iceberg that would sink the ship.
With just 37 seconds to react, could Titanic have avoided disaster—or was the tragedy inevitable?
Explore Margaret “Mollie” Brown’s life after the Titanic, including her activism and early run for office.
The sinking of the Titanic was one of history's most tragic disasters—but could it have been avoided?
Violet Jessup, a stewardess on the Titanic, became the only woman to survive its sinking and that of its sister ship, Britannic.