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On December 6, 1917, Halifax, Nova Scotia, was shaken by the largest man-made ex…

On December 6, 1917, Halifax, Nova Scotia, was shaken by the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb. A French cargo ship, Mont-Blanc, carrying high explosives, collided with another vessel in the harbor. As the ship caught fire, Vince Coleman, a nearby railway dispatcher, realized a passenger train was minutes away from entering the danger […]

1st Lt. Frances Cappadocia, a registered nurse in her twenties, helped a wounded…

1st Lt. Frances Cappadocia, a registered nurse in her twenties, helped a wounded 19-year-old soldier crawl under his bed, wrapping him in his mattress. The mattress and crates filled with dirt provided extra protection during rocket attacks. For nearly 50 years, Van Skike never forgot Cappadocia, one of the nurses who cared for him in […]

Trump admin live updates: Turkey meeting, more news

Trump admin live updates: Turkey meeting, more news Stay up to date with The Post’s live coverage of the Trump administration Thursday as the president meets with Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan at White House, and federal agencies are told to prep for permanent mass firings as a government shutdown looms. The president said last […]

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