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Such a great song : r/seashanties
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2 ships, 1 BIG boom and 1 even BIGGER Chad. : r/HistoryMemes
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103 years ago today a disastrous explosion occurred in Halifax
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Vince Coleman (1847 – December 6, 1917). Hero!
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TIL of Vince Coleman, a train dispatcher who sacrificed his life
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Context: On the 6th of December 1917, the Mont Blanc, a French
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Vince Coleman (train dispatcher) - Wikipedia
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Vincent Coleman was a train dispatcher for the Canadian Government
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2 ships, 1 BIG boom and 1 even BIGGER Chad. : r/HistoryMemes
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TIL of Vince Coleman, a train dispatcher who sacrificed his life
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2 ships, 1 BIG boom and 1 even BIGGER Chad. : r/HistoryMemes
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103 years ago today a disastrous explosion occurred in Halifax
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Vincent P. Coleman