BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a sticky mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The city

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