The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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Etan Patz disappears.
The 9th Street Art Exhibition opened.
705 survivors of the Titanic arrived in New York City on board the Cunard Liner Carpathia.
A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
