THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a treacly mass. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Th

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