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 holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities faced a

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