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Author Talk: The Halifax Explosion
December 7, 2024 , 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Free
On December 6,1917 a wartime explosion occurred in Halifax harbour. In less than a minute, the 2.9 kiloton blast killed 2,000, injured 9,000, destroyed 1,600 houses, damaged 12,000 and made 6,000 people homeless. Join historian and local author Michael Dupuis as he explains why, how and where it happened, the results of the disaster and who was responsible?
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