BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. The city faced a

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