On this day in 1912, the Titanic sunk. Here are 40 facts about the ship, and its demise
Facilities on board included a gym, pool, Turkish bath, a kennel for first class dogs, and a squash court. It even had its own on board newspaper – the Atlantic Daily Bulletin Photo: GETTY
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Amazing letter reveals for the first time how Titanic owners demanded huge sums from grieving families to be reunited with bodies of ship's crew
Christopher Moody, the brother of James Moody, the only junior officer to die on the Titanic, was sent a letter by the ship's owners asking for the equivalent of $3,000 to have his body sent home to Scarborough.
