The Halifax Explosion: Twenty Minutes in the Narrows

Two ships in a hurry, one narrow channel, and a fire an entire city stopped to watch. On December 6, 1917, a burning munitions ship drifted into Halifax Harbour, and a train dispatcher named Vince Coleman made a choice that saved lives. The true story of the Halifax Explosion, from the collision to the blizzard to the Christmas tree Nova Scotia still sends to Boston.

Created with the assistance of AI, using an AI model of the host's voice, and checked against the historical record.