Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 6, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Somber ceremonies are taking place in Halifax to mark 100 years since the Canadian port city on the Atlantic coast was devastated by a wartime blast that killed ...

AT 430. NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN, TELEGRAPHED, OR SAID CAN EXPRESS TO YOU THE HORROR OF THE DISASTER OF THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6TH. WE’RE FROM HALIFAX. A LETTER WRITTEN MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.

A worker helps unload a Christmas tree fresh from Canada on Boston Common in 2007. The tree is donated each year to the people of Boston as a symbol of gratitude for its assistance following the 1917 ...