In Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the tragic event, swept away the unexpected weight of the molasses. The sight was he

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