The Halifax Explosion: The Morning a Ship Blew Up a City
On December 6, 1917, a collision in Halifax Harbour touched off the largest explosion of the age, killing 1,782 people and remaking a city.
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Plane People: How Gander, Newfoundland Took In 6,579 Stranded Passengers on September 11, 2001
When United States airspace closed on September 11, 2001, 38 airliners landed in Gander, Newfoundland, a town of about ten thousand people. What Gander did in the next five days became world famous. The plain record is even better.
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