Hanchuk Targets History
Longtime history teacher Tim Hanchuk targets interesting, unique, and little known historical events and explains them in a way anyone can understand. New Episodes released randomly until life gets less busy - sorry.
Hanchuk Targets History
2-3 The Halifax Explosion
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Tim Hanchuk
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Season 2
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Episode 3
On December 6, 1917, one of the largest non-nuclear man-made explosions in history took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In this episode, Hanchuk talks about the causes and consequences of this terrible disaster. If you note the date, you might already guess it has something to do with World War I.