105 years ago today, an explosion rocked the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the morning of 6 December 1917, two merchant ships collided in Halifax’s harbour: the French ship Mont Blanc, packed with munitions and bound for Europe, and the Norwegian vessel Imo. When the Mont Blanc’s munitions detonated, it caused one of the largest human-made explosions ever, prior to the atomic bombs. The blast and following tsunami levelled the north end of Halifax. Sadly, the Halifax Explosion killed roughly
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On December 6, 1917, Halifax was shattered by one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in human history. A munitions ship packed with TNT and explosive chemicals ignited after a harbour collision, unleashing a fireball that leveled entire neighborhoods, triggered a tsunami, and claimed thousands of lives. The shockwave was so intense that: • Buildings were flattened instantly • Windows shattered 50 miles away • A blast cloud rose more than a kilometer into the sky • Halifax was changed fo
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