THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER OF 1919

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919

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

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