THE SWEET DISASTER: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD OF 1919

The Sweet Disaster: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

On a crisp January day in 1919, the quiet streets of Boston's North End were abruptly overwhelmed by an unexpected and terrible disaster. A massive tank holding hundreds of thousands of gallons of molasses, a popular sweetener at the time, suddenly burst, sending a thick wave of brown sludge through the streets like a flood. Buildings were crushed,

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A Grim Tragedy

On January 15th, 1920, Boston witnessed a utterly horrifying incident. A massive reservoir storing sticky brew burst, unleashing a wall of the thick liquid down the streets. The sudden tsunami engulfed everything in its path, crushing buildings and injuring hundreds of people. The glutinous molasses trapped victims instantly, leaving a scene of cha

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