The Halifax Explosion

A look at one of the darkest days in history.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• documentary
• halifax
• nova
• scotia
• canada
• explosion
• ship
• city
• canadian
• history
• tribute
• death
• events
• ground
• zero
• memorial

[MrComatost]

Nice video, but. the only memorial you show is the bell tower? What about the Mont Blanc's anchor shank resting in Regatta Point? Her gun at Albro Lake? And although you cite the numbers killed and injured, you don't show the potter's field on Bayers Rd. where some of the unidentified dead are buried?

[JackJeckel81]

@MrComatost making that too, got so many on my plate right now, sry :S

[petejellis]

0:38 is actually Halifax, UK not Halifax, NS :)

[JackJeckel81]

sorry, i was a little tired when i made this lol, but i had to, my bad

[clam502]

The City of Halifax donates a Christmas Tree to the City of Boston as a Thank You gesture for the help receved by Boston.

[modelleg]

The people of Halifax are terrific. It's a great place to go to dive the local wrecks. Halifax has unmatched maritime culture. The explosion is a tragic chapter.

[JonnysKia]

This is a lovely video, but it would have more impact if you went through and really checked your spelling and grammar. I don't mean to be unkind, you obviously put so much work into it but it truly mars the effect when proper names are spelled incorrectly and inconsistently, capitals mid sentence and little details like that :) Again I dont mean to be cruel I just think you can make this amazing by fixing those issues.

[LibertyTreeBud]

Did the ship's Captain get sued for leaving a drifting bomb of a ship allowing it to drift to a pier? Did Britain make compensation for allowing such incompetent captains to deliver highly explosive materials in such a dangerous manner? No excuses.

[stefansmom]

if anyone wants to read a good book about this disaster.. go find a copy of Too many to mourn it's about the jackson family of the richmond area of halifax.. 66 people woek up that morning to start their day after the explosion there were only 20 left. very very disturbing and heartbreaking.

[IpRoNinJeRzZ]

@petejellis no it aint i live in hallifax uk

[MsKevin400]

umm actually its 3rd because tsar bomba is biggest nuclear bomb in history hiroshima 2nd and this here explosion is 3rd not to be a jerk just not alot know about tsar bomba

[MsKevin400]

wha whay wth even happened you see i just started investigating this accident what catastrophe are we talking about?

[Joshvids97]

@petejellis no it isnt retard

[Joshvids97]

@petejellis no it is retard

[MrComatost]

@pspboy7 FYI. It was Alexander Graham Bell, at home on Cape Breton Island who was responsible for Boston's response. He heard the explosion (over 150 miles away) and after failed attempts to contact people in Halifax, he made contact with Dartmouth (across the harbour) He then contacted friends and business contacts in Boston. The Xmas tree was first given to Boston in 1971 and continues to this day as a symbol of continuing gratitude. Also: Mass. Ave. in Halifax now.