Not many people are aware of it but the Titanic was launched in Birmingham, in fact my Great, Great Grandfather
was asked to bring his horse along to the towpath cause' they was struggling to get it moving. A few years later
he was killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Custer's last stand. He was camping in the next field and went
round to see what all the noise was. Poor sod.!!

( but I didn't witness it personally )