On April 15, 1912, about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and quickly took on water.
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"Inquiries held in the United States and Great Britain alleged that the Leyland liner Californian, which was less than twenty miles away all night, could have aided the stricken vessel had its radio operator been on duty..."
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Among the unidentified victims recovered from the Titanic wreckage was a two-year old boy whose plight so moved his rescuers that they arranged a funeral service and a headstone on his grave dedicated "to the memory of an unknown child."
"Titanic's Passengers All Rescued" was the Syracruse Herald headline on April 15, 1912.
