White-Tie Commemoration at Historic Union League Club Marks 104th Anniversary of Titanic Disaster with Presentation by Titanic Author William Elliott Hazelgrove
NEW YORK, NY, March 26, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — In the span of just 160 minutes, the most famous ship in history went from triumph to tragedy. Now, on the eve of the 104th anniversary of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, that final, fateful timeline will be brought back to life in a dramatic live presentation at the Union League Club.
On Friday, April 10, a formal white-tie audience will gather for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing—culminating in a gripping, real-time retelling of Titanic’s final hours by author National Bestselling Author William Elliott Hazelgrove, based on his book One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the Titanic.
A Story Told Against the Clock
At 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912, Titanic struck an iceberg.
By 2:20 AM, she was gone.
What happened in between—those 160 minutes—has fascinated the world for more than a century.
Hazelgrove’s presentation reconstructs those moments as they unfolded:
The warnings that were missed
The decisions made under pressure
The race to launch lifeboats as time ran out
“This is history at its most intense,” said Hazelgrove. “Not a distant event—but a ticking clock, where every minute mattered.”
An Evening of Elegance and Immersion
The commemorative evening will mirror the grandeur of Titanic’s era:
Guests will attend in white tie and tails, evoking the elegance of 1912 and transforming the evening into a living reflection of the world Titanic left behind.
A Rare New York Cultural Moment
Held just days before the anniversary, the event transforms remembrance into experience—placing guests inside the tension and urgency of Titanic’s final hours.
Set within the historic Union League Club, the evening brings together history, storytelling, and atmosphere in one of New York’s most distinguished venues.
William Hazelgrove is the National Bestselling author of ten novels and fourteen nonfiction titles. His books have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly Kirkus, Booklist, Book of the Month Selections, ALA Editors Choice Awards Junior Library Guild Selections, Literary Guild Selections, History Book Club Selections, History Book Club Bestsellers, Distinguished Book Award. and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway’s birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today, The Smithsonian Magazine, Daily Mail and other publications and has been featured on NPR All Things Considered. The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, CSPAN, USA Today, World News Tonight have all covered his books with features. He has two forthcoming books, Capones Vault and Swept Away.
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