WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses

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