The 1917 disaster was, at that point, the biggest explosion in history.

In the narrows of Halifax Harbor, a series of small seamanship errors cascaded into the largest man-made explosion the world ...

AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

The devastating Halifax explosion left thousands dead and hundreds injured Each year, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia gifts the city of Boston its official Christmas tree The gift stems from the ...