{"id":78424,"date":"2022-12-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=78424"},"modified":"2022-12-04T20:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T01:30:13","slug":"the-halifax-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/12\/05\/the-halifax-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Halifax Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLa8jX0AFtE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[For more on the events leading up to the explosion, you can read my page on the event <a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/the-halifax-explosion-6-december-1917\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>OTD Canadian Military History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Dec 2022<\/p>\n<p>Halifax, Nova Scotia was rocked by a massive explosion on the morning of 6 December 1917 after the French cargo ship <em>SS Mont-Blanc<\/em> collided with the Norwegian vessel <em>SS Imo<\/em> in the harbour. Nearly 2000 people were killed and 9000 were injured. More than 25,000 were left without adequate shelter.<\/p>\n<p>This video includes a photo of the Halifax explosion itself and footage from its aftermath as I explain details of the explosion and the relief efforts.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Halifax Explosion here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnpucmY2N291ZzRLaDJRcVl2c0NtMzFtRlR2UXxBQ3Jtc0tuX3NvbFA3U1pZZkI3Ry12Q1NSdGdlbEIxMnVnN1MwVW9lMHRQUFlsV2FpU2t1a25hMUJGbnkyam1mS1JSRXBCdGZONThLNnpQNjA5YmhBNW1pQTNadnctdThuTHowamtDb1pveEoxSEJJVTBWNjVscw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca%2Fen%2Farticle%2Fhalifax-explosion&#038;v=gLa8jX0AFtE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Halifax Explosion Heritage Minute: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rw-FbwmzPKo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rw-FbwmzPKo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the OTD&#8217;s Team Members: Janie 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