For 10 points, name this 1912 event where an allegedly unsinkable ship was sunk by an iceberg.
In the histories of this event, a man named Ernest Gill is the primary antagonist to the "Lordite" school of thought, which defends a leader criticized in an American investigation led by Senator William Alden Smith. Many victims of this event were buried at Fairview Lawn, including a boy known only as "the Unknown Child." During this event, Benjamin (*) Guggenheim supposedly declared "We are dressed in our best and are prepared to go... like gentlemen." Several people involved in this event were ordered to rescue others by Molly Brown. A survivor of this event was Second Officer Charles Lightoller, who interpreted his orders to only allow women and children to board lifeboats. For 10 points, name this 1912 event where an allegedly unsinkable ship was sunk by an iceberg.
In the histories of this event, a man named Ernest Gill is the primary antagonist to the "Lordite" school of thought, which defends a leader criticized in an American investigation led by Senator William Alden Smith.
sinking of the RMS Titanic