WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected force of the molasses. The sight was

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