The Halifax Explosion - Nearer My God To Thee
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On December 6th, 1917, the French Munitions ship Mont-Blanc and Norwegian ship Imo collided with one another. The Mont-Blanc's cargo subsequently caught fire. At 9:04 AM, the munitions aboard the Mont-Blanc exploded, roughly equivalent to three kilotons of TNT. Although unusual for the time, the following day brought a blizzard, dropping forty centimeters of snow on the community. Those trapped in the rubble, had not been found, or were injured were often left in the cold. Roughly 2000 were killed, including six hundred under the age of fifteen, one-hundred-sixty-six labourers, one-hundred-thirty-four soldiers and sailers, and one-hundred-twenty-five craftsmen. Disclaimer: I own no part of the video clips, photographs, or paintings presented within, nor do I own the music. This video is intended for entertainment purposes only. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!
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You boys fucked that up pretty well, mates!
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Canadians have had tough times but always have gotten through...The Halifax Explosion, WW1 - the Trenches- The Somme offensive. and in front of Monte Casino where the fighting resembled Passendale...Canada a good friend to the United States, another American nation who stands for Truth Justice and The American Way.... God Bless All Here who see this and the men and women who suffered and died...This was very much like the World Trade Center of 9/11...
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Thank you for a very beautiful and reverent video on a little-known disaster. I have a general idea of what this kind of disaster would be like today, but for this to happen in the era it did, I just can't imagine the horror and devastation.
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THE DEVIL'S WIND
My music video tribute to the Halifax explosion victims. -
And I live in America and I learned this in history sort of
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2:06 fricking hitler on the right
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Wow I had no idea, sorry guy's they didn't tell us this in school ( CONN ). SORRY
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This song is from titanic
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thank u this will help me with my project
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im doing a school project on this thx imin the library right now :)!!
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thats the biggest load of shit Ive ever heard.
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The Halifax Explosion was one of the saddest days in Canadian history. 2,000 lives were lost on that tragic day. May they rest in peace. -,_,-
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95 years today .
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The same year the pei fire happened 20 000 dead forggoten no one helped our island we rebuilt until 1958
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SS Imo
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any more pics of mont blanc?
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@royalcourtier Yankee occupied North America... -_- Do you mean the U.S.A? Home of Boston who rushed to Halifax's immediate aid and continued to directly assist Nova Scotia for the next FIVE+ YEARS in caring for the survivors? Does the Massachusetts-Halifax Relief Committee or the Massachusetts-Halifax Health Commission ring a bell? Though tragic, this was also an important moment in which Americans rushed to support their Canadian brothers & sisters. How about a little respect for the bond,eh?
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EMBED disabled... ?? Why??
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@kakashigarg Canada wasn't "obligated" (I think you mean obliged) to fight in Europe. Unlike Yankee occupied North America, British North America fought on principle, and wasn't isolationist or pro-German.
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@kasteman1 I didn't know of the Hinckley disaster.The 800 souls lost certainly rest in peace with the 1950 (official) that died in the Halifax blast.
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