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The Day a Ship Destroyed a City
On 6 December 1917, a burning munitions ship exploded in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the largest human-made explosion before the atomic bomb.
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The Day a Ship Destroyed a City
On 6 December 1917, a burning munitions ship exploded in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the largest human-made explosion before the atomic bomb.
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