BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying residents in a treacly mass. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. Boston

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