6 December 1917 The Halifax Explosion when the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Halifax Explosion , article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

BALLAD OF THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION   - Eric Christopher Mestre       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhOTB7IM88o
HALIFAX EXPLOSION SONG   - Daniel MacIntyre       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqFT0bWbqew
FIRE AND FLAME (aka The Morning When Halifax Burned)   - The Longest Johns       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islAYXXkMPw

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