IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

In Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the tragic event, crushed by the unexpected impact of the molasses. The spec

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