The Halifax Explosion

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The Halifax Explosion

Prior to Hiroshima, the worst man-made explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, at precisely 9:06 am in the town of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Two thousand people were killed, 9,000 were injured. Three hundred and twenty-five acres were destroyed. What caused this devastation? World War I was raging in Europe but Halifax was prospering as a [...]

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