Halifax Harbour Explosion

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Post by paddyscar » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:28 pm

Almost 2000 people died as a result of the December 6, 1917 explosion in Halifax harbour and another 9000 were injured. It was the largest 'made-made explosion the world had ever seen' at the time. It is considered the most tragic event in Canadian history.

Further information:
www.museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/HalExpl.html
www.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion
http://www.archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-70-971 ... _explosion
www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10203
http://www.carleton.ca/canweb/current/h ... losion.htm
www.halifax.ca/community/explode.html
Resources
www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/explosion.asp

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Post by marilyn morning » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:00 pm

Hi Frances,

This appears to be some informative information on this tragic event in history.

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Marilyn
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