BOSTON'S TRAGIC MOLASSES INCIDENT OF '19

Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying people in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Boston face

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