BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying people in a gooey mass. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The city faced a daunt

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