THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a treacly soup. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more

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