203 - The Halifax Explosion
Do Go On
Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2019
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
Surpassed only by the atomic bomb, The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion in history... and it was an accident. On December 6, 1917 two boats collided in Halifax Harbour, resulting in nearly 2,000 deaths and an unbelievable amount of destruction. But what chain of events was needed for everything to go this wrong?
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKcXSCzcSZ4
https://www.britannica.com/event/Halifax-explosionhttp://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/halifax/collision/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion#Investigation
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-halifax-explosion
https://allthatsinteresting.com/halifax-explosion
https://novascotia.ca/archives/explosion/narratives.asp?ID=10
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