We all know the story. On 15 April 1912, the passenger ship RMS Titanic, operated by White Star Line, hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from England to New York and sunk, killing around 1,500 of ...

"And the band played on..." That well-known phrase is forever linked to the 1912 sinking of the Titanic as the band aboard the ill-fated ship played as passengers boarded the lifeboats. Believe it or ...

The violin played by the bandmaster in the Hollywood film depicting the sinking of the Titanic is expected to sell for up to £60,000 at auction. The scene shows Wallace Hartley leading his fellow ...

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LONDON (AFP) ― The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic to calm passengers as it sank sold at auction for $1.45 million on Saturday, a world record fee for memorabilia from the doomed liner.

LONDON — The violin believed to have belonged to the bandleader on the Titanic fetched nearly $1.45 million at auction Saturday, becoming far and away the most expensive piece of memorabilia ...

Results from the U.K. Forensic Science Service showed corrosion deposits were considered "compatible with immersion in sea water," while a silver expert studied a plate on the violin's neck to ...