WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January Industrial History afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected force

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