BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a sticky soup. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. The city fa

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