BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly mass. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. Boston faced a daunti

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