 On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village took the lives of 145 mostly Italian and Jewish female garment workers, which eventually led to great advancements in the city's fire department, building codes, and workplace regulations.Reaction to the disaster spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and took place in the context of broader union movements coordinated by the American Federation of Labor.On the night of April 14–15, 1912, the ocean liner "RMS Titanic" was en route in the North Atlantic to New York when it sank, killing 1,500 of the 2,200 people.