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Curse of the Narrows : the Halifax Disaster of 1917

December 6, 1917,Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship bound for the war in Europe collided with vessel in the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world.

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  • "Halifax explosion, 1917"

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  • "December 6, 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship collided with another vessel in the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world."
  • "December 6, 1917,Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship bound for the war in Europe collided with vessel in the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world."@en

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  • "Biography"
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  • "Curse of the Narrows"
  • "Curse of the narrows : [the Halifax explosion, 1917]"
  • "Curse of the Narrows : the Halifax explosion 1917"
  • "Curse of the narrows"
  • "Curse of the Narrows : the Halifax Disaster of 1917"@en

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