{"slug": "halifax-nova-scotia", "label": "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2141", "qid": "Q2141", "description": "municipality in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada", "entries": 11, "years": 9, "span": [1749, 1950], "span_label": ["1749 CE", "1950 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 5}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "canada", "label": "Canada", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-great-britain", "label": "Kingdom of Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "first-nations-in-canada", "label": "First Nations in Canada", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nova-scotia", "label": "Nova Scotia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "plymouth", "label": "Plymouth", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "liverpool", "label": "Liverpool", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cunard-line", "label": "Cunard Line", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1749, "year_label": "1749 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – The British naval fort at Halifax is founded on mainland Nova Scotia as a defense against the New France Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, less than 100 mi away.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360727483#July–September", "title": "1749", "revid": 1360727483, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1749, "year_label": "1749 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – Grand Chief Jean-Baptiste Cope, of the Miꞌkmaq Indian nation in Canada, declares war against the British Empire after the building of the fort at Halifax, Nova Scotia and begins hostilities by taking 20 British hostages at Canso.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360727483#July–September", "title": "1749", "revid": 1360727483, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1759, "year_label": "1759 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4 – After arriving at Canada, the Royal Navy fleet sails out of British-controlled Halifax toward the St. Lawrence River to prepare the invasion of French Quebec.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354612770#April–June", "title": "1759", "revid": 1354612770, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1761, "year_label": "1761 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Halifax Treaties are concluded between the various bands of the Miꞌkmaq, other First Nations people and the British in Halifax, Nova Scotia, notably in the Burying the Hatchet ceremony on June 25.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369831762#Date_unknown", "title": "1761", "revid": 1369831762, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 16", "text": "November 16 – (or November 23?) – British Royal Navy frigate is wrecked on the approaches to Halifax, Nova Scotia; of the 240 on board, all but 12 are lost.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310974#October–December", "title": "1797", "revid": 1368310974, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1840, "year_label": "1840 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – The Cunard Line's 700-ton wooden paddlewheel steamer departs from Liverpool, bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the first steam transatlantic passenger mail service.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360387586#July–September", "title": "1840", "revid": 1360387586, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1917, "year_label": "1917 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – Halifax Explosion: Two freighters collide in Halifax Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and cause a huge explosion that kills at least 1,963 people, injures 9,000 and destroys part of the city (the biggest man-made explosion in recorded history until the Trinity nuclear test in 1945).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519608#December", "title": "1917", "revid": 1373519608, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1939, "year_label": "1939 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – WWII: British Royal Navy cruiser departs Plymouth in convoy for Halifax, Nova Scotia, carrying £2M in gold bar to be used for purchase of military materiel in North America, a predecessor of Operation Fish.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372426050#October", "title": "1939", "revid": 1372426050, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – WWII: Operation Fish – A British convoy including HMS Batory sails from Greenock (Scotland) for Halifax, Nova Scotia, carrying gold bar and other valuables worth $1.7 billion for safe keeping in Canada, the largest movement of wealth in history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#July", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1940, "year_label": "1940 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – WWII: Operation Fish – British Royal Navy cruiser sails from Greenock (Scotland) in convoy for Halifax, Nova Scotia (arriving July 1), carrying a large part of the gold reserves of the United Kingdom and securities for safe keeping in Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#June", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1950, "year_label": "1950 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371638577#May", "title": "1950", "revid": 1371638577, "section": "Events › May"}}]}