THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a treacly mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sust

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