Did you know that the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb happened right here in Canada?
Our family’s been delving into Canadian history with Canada: A People’s History. I always thought that Canadian history was more boring than counting snowflakes, but homeschooling has given me a second chance to fall in love with learning about the history of our beautiful country.
I feel like it honours those who have gone before us to learn their stories and share them with our children.
Back to the explosion—it happened December 6, 1917 when two ships—one of them full of explosives—collided near Halifax. A pressure wave from the blast flattened the community of Richmond, and a Tsunami that went out from it completely destroyed a community of Mi’kmaq First Nations people.
To learn more about the Halifax explosion, check out this interactive website: cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/
Great Post.
Thanks. Learning Canadian history is becoming a new passion of mine. 🙂
welcome.
That is lovely. I especially love the poignancy of the last line. Snow always seems to me a picture of God’s grace.
Yes, Myra was looking at a picture of the explosion the day after it happened and snow was beginning to cover the debris. I wish I could have shared it, but it’s copyrighted of course.