BS: Halifax Explosion

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Bee
Date: 08 Dec 07 - 10:26 AM

Boston always had close connections with Nova Scotia. Many a lad or lass moved to "the Boston States" from Cape Breton and other parts of the province, for work which was plentiful there, and often there were relatives ahead of them to offer shelter and advice. Boston, in my experience, is one of the few US cities where most people will know something about NS, and often will have ancestors who came from here. It's my favourite US city, having taken a vacation there years ago. I didn't meet a single person who wasn't kind, generous and entirely welcoming, and the parts of the city I saw were beautiful. Of course, it likely helped that my goals were galleries, museums, second hand stores, bookshops and pubs with live music!

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: gnu
Date: 08 Dec 07 - 07:56 AM

Boston Christmas Tree.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Helen
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 10:51 PM

Years ago I read a novel called Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil (of The MacNeil Lehrer Newshour team) about the Halifax explosion. It was very graphic in portraying the devastation and the effects on the lives of the people there.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: GUEST,ed
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 10:42 PM

The biggest artificial explosion until the first atomic bomb test explosion in 1945,still one of the world's largest artificial non-nuclear explosions to date.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Bee
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 08:13 AM

Indeed, Donuel, ours was an old boom, but it reshaped our city, and has entered our collective memory through its moments of magnitude, horror, destruction, and acts of heroism, compassion and endurance. The city was further devastated by a blizzard immediately following, extreme cold temperatures and a severe shortage of various supplies. The signs of the explosion still mark Halifax, many a 100 to 200 year old building sports a shoddy second or third floor and roof dating from that event, as housing was desperately needed and work was done fast and careless. It altered the lineage of many a family, and lineage is something we Nova Scotians have always considered something one should know about.

I don't see it as a big boom contest. Im sure the Iranians will remember as they see fit, as we do.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Donuel
Date: 07 Dec 07 - 12:29 AM

Thats a pretty old boom.

Iran had a boom 4 years ago when a train exploded on its way west.
It broke windows TEN miles away.

They lost a lot of IEDs that day.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Beer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 09:49 PM

I know your joking in a way, but I felt devastated with her death, much like John Lennon.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Neil D
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 09:31 PM

Just found this but it really does not apply.

December 9th, 1992 : Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce a formal separation 1992



       Ahh. Weren't we all just so devastated? (;^)

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Bee
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 09:13 PM

I watched a bit of ATV (CTV Halifax) coverage of the Halifax Explosion tonight. They interviewed a man (whose name I missed) who was thirteen at the time. What a memory for detail the fellow has! Worth looking for the footage, if it interests anyone.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Beer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 08:16 PM

Just found this but it really does not apply.

December 9th, 1992 : Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce a formal separation 1992

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Beer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 08:10 PM

I guess we should look up what happened on the 9th.
Thanks Neil

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 08:06 PM

Thanks for the link and reminder.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Neil D
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 08:05 PM

Bad anniversaries come in threes.
December 6 - Halifax explosion
December 7 - Pearl Harbor
December 8 - John Lennon assassinated

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Beer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 07:49 PM

Thanks for that reminder as well Skipy.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: skipy
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 06:07 PM

Beyond dreadful!
& in 8 hours it will be the anni. of Pearl Harbour! 7.15 Sunday 7th Dec. 1941
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 05:21 PM

One of the major disasters of the world, in my opinion. An awful thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Beer
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 05:10 PM

And thanks still goes to Boston for helping.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: BS: Halifax Explosion
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 06 Dec 07 - 04:48 PM

It was 90 years ago today. The worst disaster in Canadian history.
http://www.halifaxexplosion.org/intro.html