Timeline

1907
Plans are made to build the luxury ship, Titanic.
1908-1909
Construction of the Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland.
1911
The hull of Titanic is successfully launched.
1912
January: Sixteen wooden lifeboats are fitted on board the Titanic.
March 31: The outfitting of the Titanic is complete
April 10: Sailing day
        9:30-11:30 a.m.: Passengers arrive in Southampton and board ship.
        Noon: The Titanic casts off and begins her maiden voyage.
        6:30 p.m.: The Titanic stops at Cherbourg, France to pick up more passengers.
        8:10 p.m.: The Titanic leaves for Queenstown, Ireland.
April 11
        1:30 p.m.: The Titanic leaves Queenstown for New York.
April 12 and 13: The Titanic sails through calm waters, receiving several icewarnings.
April 14: More icewarnings~some reach Captain Smith, others are totally ignored.
        11:40 p.m.: Traveling at the speed of 21 knots, the lookouts spot an iceberg dead ahead.  Only having 37 seconds to react after spotting the iceberg, the ship scrapes against the side of the iceberg.
         11:50 p.m.: Water has poured into the first five bioler rooms.
April 15
        12 a.m.: The mailroom, which is 7m above the keel, starts to take in water.  Captain Smith is told that the ship can only stay afloat for 2 hours at the most.  He gives orders to send out the Titanic's distress call, CQD.
        12:05 a.m.: Orders are given to uncover the lifeboats and get passengers and crew ready on deck.  There is only room, in the lifeboats, for half of the 2,227 people on board.
         12:20 a.m.: The crew area, 20 m above the keel, is under water.
         12:25 a.m.: Orders are given to put women and children in the boats first.  The Carpathia, about 50 nautical miles away, takes immediate course towards the sinking ship.
          12:45 a.m.: The first lifeboat is lowered with 28 people, even though it was tested to carry 65 full grown men.  The first distress rocket is fired.
          1:15 a.m.: The tilt of the deck grows steeper.  Lifeboats now begin to leave fully loaded.
          2:05 a.m.: More than 1,500 people are still on the ship, which now has water only 3m from the boatdeck.  The last lifeboat is lowered with 44 people in it.
          2:17 a.m.: Many claim to see Captain Smith return to the bridge, waiting for the end.  The contructor of the Titanic, Thomas Andrews, is last seen standing alone on the first class smoking room.  As the deck grows steeper, the front funnel collapses, crushing serveral.
          2:18 a.m.: The ship's lights blink once, then go out. Several survivors in the lifeboats see the ship break in two.  The bow section sinks.
          2:20 a.m.: The stern straightens itself, but then slowly sinks to its grave, 4000m below.  More than 1500 are left in the cold, icy waters.
          3:30 a.m.: Survivors in the lifeboats spot the Carpathis's rockets. 
          4:10 a.m.: Carpathia picks up the first lifeboat.
          8:30 a.m.: After picking up the last lifeboat, the Carpathia heads for New York with 705 survivors.
April 17: The Mackay-Bennett leaves Halifax, searching for bodies.    
April 18
          9:00 p.m.: The Carpathia arrives in New York, with more than 10,000 people waiting, mostly reporters.
April 22: The Mackay-Bennett returns with 306 bodies.  The Minia searches for bodies and returns with only 17 bodies after week's search.
May 6: The Montmagny is sent out to look for bodies, and returns with 4 bodies.
May 15: The Algerina is sent out on the same mission and returns with only one body. A  total of 328 bodies found, by the four ships.
May 2 and 3: The British Board of Trade makes an investigation of the distater, questioning a total of 97 witnesses.  They come to the conclusion that all ocean steamers must have higher bulkheads, and enough lifeboats for everyone on board.  They also pointed out that all lookouts should have binoculars.