#88 - The Halifax Explosion

It was a challenging week. I had a computer meltdown.

Everything was safe, but the files looked like the proverbial frog-in-a-blender.

AND, this one was the one that had the most work to do on it! It's a little different than others...a bit more production, and more of a 'story' feel.

This week, I am talking about what was the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bombs were dropped in World War II. The Halifax Explosion.

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Check out these links mentioned in this show – and others, just because:

The Halifax Explosion https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion

Halifax Explosion National Historic Site https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/evenement-event/halifax-explosion

Maps of the Devastation https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-disaster-that-reshaped-a-city/

Vince Coleman - the man who saved hundreds https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/vincent-coleman-and-halifax-explosion

More photos from the disaster https://www.grownuptravels.com/searching-for-remnants-of-the-halifax-explosion/

The CNIB https://www.cnib.ca/en

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