The Halifax Explosion

[sigma7]

December 6, 1917 dawned clear and sunny in Halifax. Before darkness fell, more than a thousand people would die, with another thousand to follow. Nine thousand more would be injured and maimed in the biggest man-made explosion the world had ever seen.

I like days when I learn something -- I never knew about this before. It doesn't have the enigmatic nature of Tunguska, but it does have the human aspect, which makes it much sadder and much more compelling.... And it does explain why Boston gets a tree each year from the pristine and divine countryside that is Nova Scotia.

Comments

[dexfarkin.livejournal.com]

I am glad to see both the largest and second largest man made explosions happened in Canada.

Canada; blowing shit up since confederation.

[bishop282.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that post. As I started reading, it jogged my memory. I'd seen a program on either the History Channel or Discovery Channel about this. Very good information on the CBC site.

Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, Karen has a friend in Halifax. She's wanted to visit her ever since we've gotten closer by moving to Dayton. Haven't done it yet, but definitely will during the remaining two years we have here. Now we'll have to visit some of the explosion sites.