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March 31, 1909: Works begins on the Titanic, with the construction of the hull on dry land.
May 31, 1911: Titanic launched.
April 2, 1912: Titanic begins her sea trials.
April 14, 1912: 11:40 pm: Frederick Fleet, lookout in the crow's nest, spots an iceberg, 500 yards ahead. Titanic strikes iceberg 37 seconds later.
April 15, 1912: 12:45 am: First lifeboat is lowered into the water, with only 28 aboard.
April 15, 1912: 2:20 am: Titanic sinks.
April 20, 1912: Date Titanic was scheduled to depart from New York
September 1, 1985: Robert Ballard, aboard the Knorr, locates the Titanic's debris field.