The Wreck Of the Empress of Ireland
Canadian History Ehx
English - September 02, 2019 15:07 - 8 minutes - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary canadahistory canadianhistory history historypodcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When the Empress of Ireland sunk beneath the waves of the St. Lawrence River in 1914, the disaster killed nearly as many people as the Titanic. Not as well-known, but just as tragic, “Canada’s Titanic” shook lives and the country to its core. Today in Penny Sized History, I take a quick look at the ship, the disaster and the people it impacted. Support: patreon.com/canadaehxDonate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/craigUDonate: canadaehx.comE-mail: [email protected]: twitter.com/craigbairdInstagram: @Bairdo37YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx