THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Auth

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