Posts Tagged ‘Halifax Explosion’
Haligonians invited to recapture images in commemoration of Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to discuss the contents of Time Capsule 2 and flow of events for the 100th Anniversary of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The new Stainless Steel Time Capsule will replace the original one that was buried in Fort Needham Park in 1985, on Dec. 6 this…
Read MoreHalifax then and now: a look at 100 years after the Halifax Explosion
Halifax was devastated on Dec. 6, 1917 when two ships, SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo collided in the harbour. The city was flattened by the largest human-made explosion before the atomic bombs in World War II. This view is from the waterfront on the Halifax side of the harbour. The explosion occurred in the northern…
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