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The Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower. The Halifax Explosion was one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions. An extensive comparison of 130 major explosions by Halifax historian Jay White in 1994 concluded that it "remains unchallenged in overall magnitude as long as five criteria are considered together: number of casualties ...
The Bedford Magazine explosion was a conflagration resulting in a series of explosions from July 18 to 19, 1945, in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada. During World War II , the adjacent cities of Halifax and Dartmouth provided heavy support for Canada's war effort in Europe.
Janet F. Kitz ONS MSM (January 12, 1930 – May 10, 2019) [1] was a Scottish-born Canadian educator, author and historian based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.. She played a key role in the recognition of the 1917 Halifax Explosion, the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb and the worst man-made disaster in Canadian history.
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Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery is a 1989 Canadian non-fiction book by Janet Kitz describing the experience of the Halifax Explosion with an emphasis on the experience of ordinary people and families who became victims or survivors of the 1917 munitions explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The novel Black Snow (2009) by Halifax journalist Jon Tattrie follows an explosion victim's search for his wife in the ruined city. [2] In 2011, Halifax writer Jennie Marsland published her historical romance Shattered, which is set before the explosion and in its aftermath.
1812 – Although Halifax was never attacked during the War of 1812, due to the overwhelming military presence in the city, many Naval engagements occurred off the Halifax station. Most dramatic was the victory of the Halifax-based British frigate HMS Shannon which captured the American frigate USS Chesapeake and brought her to Halifax as prize ...
Halifax Relief Commission NSARM accession no. 1976-166 no. 106 / negative: N-2373 : Author: Unknown author: Other versions: File:Smoke cloud from the Halifax Explosion, probably taken off McNabs Island (15318272793).jpg