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The 10 most important events of the human kind
The Tragic Story of the Titanic
Before the fate of the Titanic, Morgan Robertson wrote a book called
The Wreck of the Titan in 1898. The ship predicted "unsinkable" sank. Many
lives were lost due to too few lifeboats. This story predicted the fate of
the Titanic.
In 1907, J. B. Ismay, president of White Star Lines, and Lord Pirrie,
chairman of Harland & Wolff shipbuilders, discussed to plan three ocean
liners, one of which was the Titanic. The Titanic would become the biggest
ship of her day.
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, commanded by Captain Edward J. Smith,
set sail. On April 11, 1912, there were seven warning messages about
icebergs on the Titanic's course. These messages were noted but were not
taken into account. At around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, April 14, the Titanic hit
an iceberg. (The picture shows distress flares after the Titanic hit the
iceberg). By 2:18 a.m., April 15, 1912, the Titanic submerged into the
murky water and sank to her final resting place.
The Discovery
The Titanic was discovered by Robert Ballard (left) in August 1985.
With the help of Sonar and Agro, Ballard and his research team found the
wreck. Argo was a small submarine (more like a sled) with lights and
cameras. It was operated by the research team above her in her mother ship,
Knorr. With the help of Argo's cameras, the Titanic was found. Without the
use of Argo, the Titanic may not have been found.
After the discovery, one year later Ballard and his research team travelled
back to take a closer look. They used a small submarine, Alvin, to get a
first hand look at the wreck. To explore the Titanic closer, a crew member
inside Alvin manipulated Jason, a robotic mini sub. Jason was the first to
explore and see the Titanic since 1912!
Below is how the Titanic looks at her final resting place. On the left is
the stern (rear of boat) and on the right is the bow (front of the boat).
WHY: I think that the sinking of the Titanic is one of
the 10 most important events of the human kind because it marked the people
and the history.
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is both one of the CIA's most wanted men and a hero to
many young people in the Arab world.
He and his associates were already being sought by the US on charges
of international terrorism, including in connection with the 1998 bombing
of American embassies in Africa and last year's attack on the USS Cole in
Yemen.
In May this year a US jury convicted four men believed to be linked
with bin Laden of plotting the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
Bin Laden, an immensely wealthy and private man, has been granted a
safe haven by Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement.
During his time in hiding, he has called for a holy war against the
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