THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The

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