Why are people still interested in the event of the sinking of the Titanic altough it was almost 100 years ago?
2007-10-28 15:33:42 · 5 answers · asked by fbn55 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Think about it. The "greatest ship ever built" sinks on it's maiden voyage. It was probably The first major intercontinental event. It was so inconceivable, and involving all types of people, both European and American, plus it was such so tragic, dramatic, and unexpected, that it became the biggest story of it's day. Had it been written as fiction, no one would have believed it. Think about it. The Greatest ship ever to sail the sea, sinks on it's maiden voyage. Unbelievable. Both countries shared the loss.
2007-10-28 16:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Wego The Dog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all the reasons mentioned above and a few more. It's a part of America's history. It's a part of Europe's history. People are interested in it for the same reason they're interested in The Lost City of Atlantis, or the Civil War or the Hindenburg crash or...you get the idea. Because it's a part of what shaped generations to come, directly or indirectly. That's the point of history.
2007-10-28 22:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's builders claimed it to be *unsinkable* and mother nature chose the ships maiden voyage to prove them wrong.
2007-10-28 22:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by D D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was dramatic and no one thought it would happen. plus maybe there's really treasure down there with it?
not to mention it's a good way to keep thinking about how people lived back then.
2007-10-28 22:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by princess649 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was the biggest ship in its day and said to be "unsinkable" while the speeding boat had just skimmed against an iceburg and sunk
2007-10-28 22:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋