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 torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a gooey mass. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered. The city faced a daun

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