Hi, Dan, A very moving picture, a reminder of a horrendous event in your country's history, to be sure.
A lot of peope (even in Canada) don't know that December 7 is also the anniversary of another horrendous event, the Halifax Explosion. In 1917 a relief ship collided with a munitions ship in the harbour. The munitions ship caught fire, and exploded. It was (and remains) the largest man-made non-atomic explosion ever. 2000 people died immediately. About another 1200 died that night, most trapped in their houses under rubble, as the worst blizzard in decades swept through Halifax. The whole north end of the city was levelled. This, in a city of maybe 50,000 at the time. Railway lines and telegraph lines were all destroyed, effectively isolating the city. Relief supplies and medical help from other parts of the country couldn't get in for days. In fact, the first relief came by ship from Boston. To this day, as a gesture of thanks, the City of Halifax sends a huge Christmas tree (cut down from Lunenberg County, where my Mom lives, btw) to the City of Boston. It's lit in a large ceremony every year in Boston Commons. I know this is OT, but the image that you linked us to in your post reminded me of that event. Like I said, many Canadians aren't aware that such a terrible event happened in our country, let alone the rest of the world. regards, frank "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Photo of the Day (not mine): > > http://www.thedaily.com/overlook.html > > Dan > -- > Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com > Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
