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A very sad anniversary today...

Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
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call me ignorant, but what was the halifax disaster?
 
Originally posted by: FallenHero
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
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call me ignorant, but what was the halifax disaster?
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Ditto.

 
Originally posted by: FallenHero
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
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call me ignorant, but what was the halifax disaster?
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good question 😕
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
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My search reveals that the disaster took place On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917. Sounds like a horrific incident. :frown:
 
An ammunition ship cought fire and exploded in the harbor. My grandmather/father were both injured in it. My grandmother lost her sight. 🙁 I live about 5 hours from halifax right now, so it's all that's on the news for 2 weeks striaght.
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The Halifax Disaster took place today in 1917. 2000 people killed instantly and 4000 injured. Let us remember them in our christmass wishes today.
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Thanks for the post. I had never heard of this Manmade Maritime disaster and I grew up on the water on south shore of Long Island New York.
 
That is odd. It was honoured today.

It was the largest manmade explosion before the atomic bomb.

A french munitions ship on fire and then explodes. One very nasty incident.

Forgot to add this: Major humanitarian aid came from the states and mostly from Boston. They were so glad for the help that every year they cut down a huge christmass tree and ship it to Boston. They then decorate it and use it as a reminder for the help they gave Halifax and for the gratitude that Halifax has for Boston.
 
There was a few freak incidents where survivors flew over a kilometer and survived... people were knocked over miles away... that is also why Halifax is one of the more modern cities, so much had to be rebuilt.
 
Remember seeing a special on History or some such channel. Was truly amazed at that.

But was the explosion the largest or was that the Springhill Mining Disaster (about which U2 wrote a song) or are they the same thing?
 
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