THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. A

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