IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

In 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 delicious molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown liquid that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected impact of the molasses. The spectac

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