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Narrator: It began here in Ireland, at the Harland Wolf Shipyard in Belfast. Three thousand men would would labor here for more than 2 years, They were building a monster, The largest ship the world had ever seen. In the spring of 1909, a mountain of steel began to rise against the sky. The ship would weigh 66,000 tons, her hull would span four city blocks. Each of her colossal steam engines was the size of a 3 story house. The Huge scale of these things was a source of delight. It was scene out of Gulivir's travels went for the draft forces we needed to hold the ship's anchor though the streets of Belfast. Some few service found this giant threatening en route of her nightmare scale. But there for bodies fell short of the event, for the fate of this ship's still fascinates the world and her name is a synonym for Tragedy (Titanic). In 1910, the usual shape in Belfast was a supreme wonder in a world of constant miracles. Everyday it seemed something bigger or better was being invented. Never had so many people been so prosperous, never having taken such delight in showing off. So this was called... "The Gilded Age". This was a time when houses still got most people around, but things were rapidly changing thanks to the machines of a new age. Everything from Rubber bands to Radios, to Light bulbs and Automobiles. Progress and Prosperity, Money and Machines. Almost anything seemed possible and often.. It was. May 31st, 1911. The royal male ship Titanic slipped gracefully into the Belfast Harbor. It was the largest moving object ever made by man. The Titanic was designed for the rich passenger trade on the North Atlantic. It was not only the biggest ocean liner but was by far the most luxurious. Aboard Titanic, it was hard to remember that this was indeed a ship, Advertising the delights it offered. The white star line called Titanic, a floating palace. So confident where Titanic's builders everyday trial voyages only lasted about eight hours. Almost as a after thought, she was said to be "UNSINKABLE". On April 10th, 1912, Titanic's maiden voyage began. With there maids,Galahads, and the mountains of luggage, The rich travel in a style that is almost unknown today. In an age that have worshiped wealth, the 325 First Class passengers were an awesome assembly. Titanic was like a Time Capsule laden with the spenders of the Gilded Age. In 1912, films were showed in theaters to a public eagered to get a glimpse of Titanic. In fact, there was actually a ship very close to the Titanic known as the smaller sister known as the "Olympic", But the excitement spectacle were true to the event and many people couldn't tell the difference. Titanic saled from Southampton at noon, She was expected to reach New york in just Seven days, with 2228 people aboard her. There are a few authentic pictures taken aboard Titanic, on her first and last voyage. A Vacationing preist known as Father Francis Brown, caught these pointed Snapshots of these fellow passengers. Most of them on a voyage to eternity. The next day, Titanic made her last stop, pausing off the coast of Queens town in Ireland. Here tenders bought out the last passengers, mostly Irish immigrants headed for new homes in America. And here, the lucky Father Brown disembarked, Taking these pictures on his way. Father Brown caught Captain Smith peering down from Titanic's Bridge, poised on the Brink of Destiny. Then Titanic sales into the Twilight Zone of Legend. She would not be photographed again for for 73 years, banished but all in human memory. The events of Titanic's last hours have not faded with the passage of time. The Tragedy, Irony, and Sheer terror of this night still see's the imagination. A British film made in 1929, was one of the first of many Titanic Movies. Despite radio warnings, Titanic struck an Ice burg, she carried enough life boats for 1200 people and not even that many were saved.

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