VirtualGlobetrotting

Today in History – December 6

1917 – The munitions ship, Mont Blanc, blew up in Halifax Harbour.

Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower

1943 – The 1st Canadian Division crossed the river Moro, despite a tough opposition, and captured Ortona 28 after fighting street by street, in the only month of December the division lost 500 men.

Canadian war cemetery Moro river

Happy Birthday Noël!