705 survivors of the Titanic arrived in New York City on board the Cunard Liner Carpathia.
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After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, was elected.
William Lamb became the British prime minister for the second time.
Two Earth-like planets in one solar system were discovered.
A gunman named Gabriel Wortman rampaged through Nova Scotia, Canada.
