December 6 in strange history
What strange thing happened on December 6? Here is the story from our files for this date, each checked against sources.
The Halifax Explosion (1917)
On 6 December 1917 the munitions ship Mont-Blanc exploded in Halifax Harbour after colliding with the Imo, killing about 1,800 people and injuring roughly 9,000 in the largest human-made blast before nuclear weapons.