so many people, leaving europe, left liverpool on the way to the united states. - [nicole] in fact, liverpool was the home port of the most famous and tragic oceanliner of all time, the titanic, although its disastrous voyage actually began from the english port of southampton. about three decades after the titanic sank in 1912, liverpool had its own share of tragedy. - it has bad times, really. i mean, we were bombed to oblivion during the second world war. - [nicole] during what was called the battle of britain, the germans tried to bomb the british into surrendering, and because liverpool was an important seaport, it was a prime target. after the war, liverpool rebuilt, but it faced tough economic times. it lacked the glamour of london or the historic quaintness of towns like york. but liverpool had one thing that no other city in england had; for that matter, no other city in the rest of the world had. liverpool's claim to fame is being the birthplace of-- (record scratching) - the beatles. (upbeat soft rock music) - [nicole] yes, all four members of the legendary rock band came from live