Rediscovering the voices of the 1917 Halifax Explosion

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Rediscovering the voices of the 1917 Halifax Explosion” – below is their description.

More than 100 years after the Halifax Explosion, veteran journalist Rick Howe stumbled upon long-lost tapes revealing the voices of survivors of the 1917 blast that devastated the city of Halifax.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.7058870

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