The Almanac feature on CBS Sunday Morning on Dec. 6 concerned the Mont Blanc explosion in Halifax Harbor on December 6, 1917. 1800 people were killed, and 9000 were injured. Wikipedia notes: The blast was the largest man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons,[2] releasing the equivalent energy of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT AND A tsunami created by the blast wiped out the community of Mi'kmaq First Nations people who had lived in the Tuft's Cove area for generations [Recall also: On the evening of March 27, 1964, the most destructive tsunami to hit the United States was brewing off the Alaskan Coast. ] Of patent relevance, the application for "Military Game" [US Patent 1265085] was filed on December 6, 1917 by one Ryutaro Ishida, a subject of the Emperor of Japan. Separately, and in passing, note 193 F.2d 339 (C.C.P.A. 1951).Erin Moriarty did two segments on the art theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum which occurred on…
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