Halifax explosion

A brother and sister keep each other going after the Halifax Explosion sends windows, branches, and fences flying.

Shipyard at Halifax Nova Scotia Explosion of 1917 | Mysteries of Canada • The Halifax Explosion of 1917

In many ways it was a typical early winter day in Halifax – that December 6, 1917. That’s the day of the Halifax Explosion.

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The Halifax Explosion was a historical tragedy that affected the people of Halifax in various ways. You’ll find a general retelling of the event on our site with several linked resources to get more in-depth with your kids. #homeschoolhistory #canadahistory #homeeducation #CanadaHistoryBuffs

If you haven't been to Halifax, it's hard to picture just how big the explosion was. To put the blast in perspective on its 100th anniversary, CBC Radio has plotted out what the explosion might look like if it were to happen today in other Canadian waterfront cities.

The Great Halifax Explosion

By Stephen Pate - On December 6, 1917 the largest man-made explosion in history destroyed one-third of Halifax NS. 2,000 people died and another 10,000 were injured. The North End and waterfront of Halifax were destroyed in an instant at 9:04 AM. I wasn't alive during the explosion but I have a pretty amazing Halifax Explosion story nonetheless. Halifax has been a naval port for the British and then Canadian navy since the city was founded in the 1749. During the Revolutionary War, the War…

Halifax Herald article about the explosion

Nearly a century after it happened, new perspectives on the Halifax Explosion are coming to light through a collection of photos and hand-written letters obtained by the Nova Scotia Archives.

In 1917, a ship collision caused the biggest accidental blast the world has ever seen. While the city’s male leaders dithered, a band of volunteer nurses leapt into action.

Shattered City, an epic two-part mini-series, dramatizes a compelling piece of Canadian history. IMDb Plot: Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003)

On December 6, 1917 one of the most horrific disasters in Canadian history took place when the French munitions ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Belgium relief ship, the Imo, just outside of Halifax Harbour. The spark from that collision caused an explosion, the equivalent of 3 kilotons of TNT, inside of the Mont Blanc blew it apart and destroyed a good portion of Halifax too. This event that killed 2 000 people, left 6 000 completely homeless and 25 000 without adequate shelter…

Figure 2: The headline announcing the disaster in the Brantford Expositor

Downtown Halifax may look very different now than it did in 1917, but the general consensus from experts is it wouldn’t fare much better if the Halifax Explosion happened today. John Newhook, a civil engineering professor at Dalhousie University and director of the school’s Centre for Innovation in Infrastructure, said his gut feeling is nothing downtown is designed to a particular blast standard.

Halifax was devastated on 6 December 1917 when two ships collided in the city's harbour, one of them a munitions ship loaded with explosives bound for the battlefields of the First World War. What followed was one of the largest human-made explosions prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945. The north end of Halifax was wiped out by the blast and subsequent tsunami. Nearly 2,000 people died, another 9,000 were maimed or blinded, and more than 25,000 were left without…

The largest non-nuclear man-made explosion occured in the maritime city of Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 6, 1917 when a troop ship collided with an ammunition ship bound for the battlefields of …

Kaye Chapman, now 104, was five years old on the fateful day in 1917 when a munitions ship's collision in Halifax's harbour - only two kilometres from her house - blew the city apart, killing and injuring thousands. This is how she remembers it...