{"id":70739,"date":"2021-12-23T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=70739"},"modified":"2021-12-23T10:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:44:26","slug":"halifax-and-the-boston-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/12\/23\/halifax-and-the-boston-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Halifax and the Boston Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Uu6GULBKVM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 22 Dec 2021<\/p>\n<p>One of America&#8217;s most famous Christmas trees is intimately linked to one of the most devastating explosions in human history. The story is one of great tragedy, great heroism, and human compassion, that goes to the heart of the true meaning of Christmas. <\/p>\n<p>This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDRlQ2Z5S0FaNnFENVJ6UGxHYkRMT1pDUS1CZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOFExVXZfWHR6cEFwb2RwZ2syNVplZ3JuTU5EQTUzRlJqRHB6ZTZYU0ZIWGhRMWZDSmk2bUM1N0tweDZGQWxmUkNnVnEtZk9pcXI0YUpwcHFmRVpEZGh2T2hvYjhMXzhGS0NjVm16Rk9MYjl5OE1INA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetiebar.com%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DBowtieLove%26utm_medium%3DYouTube%26utm_source%3DLanceGeiger\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thetiebar.com\/?utm_campai&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. <em>Non censuram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Find The History Guy at: <\/p>\n<p>Patreon:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy<\/a><br \/>\nPlease send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net<\/p>\n<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.<\/p>\n<p>Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at:<br \/>\nteespring.com\/stores\/the-history-guy<\/p>\n<p>Script by THG<\/p>\n<p>#history #thehistoryguy #Halifax<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: For more information on the explosion itself, I put together a <a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/the-halifax-explosion-6-december-1917\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">post on that<\/a> a few years back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-70741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-23-at-12-18-06-Halifax-and-the-Boston-Christmas-Tree-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered Published 22 Dec 2021 One of America&#8217;s most famous Christmas trees is intimately linked to one of the most devastating explosions in human history. 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