AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.
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How a minor harbor collision triggered the Halifax explosion, the chain of errors behind the largest pre-nuclear blast
In 1917, a routine harbor collision set off an explosion more powerful than anything the world had seen before nuclear weapons. This breaks down how navigation mistakes, dangerous cargo, and a few ...
Each year, the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia, gift the city of Boston its official Christmas tree as thanks for help rendered more than 100 years ago. The story goes like this: It was Dec. 6, 1917, ...
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