Trenches to Foxholes This day in World War History 1917 Dec. 6 - TopicsExpress



          

Trenches to Foxholes This day in World War History 1917 Dec. 6 - At 9:05 a.m., in the harbor of Halifax in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the most devastating manmade explosion in the pre-atomic age occurs when the Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, explodes 20 minutes after colliding with another vessel. 1941 Dec. 6 - President Roosevelt--convinced on the basis of intelligence reports that the Japanese fleet is headed for Thailand, not the United States--telegrams Emperor Hirohito with the request that for the sake of humanity, the emperor intervene to prevent further death and destruction in the world.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 08:01:06 +0000

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