The Great Molasses Flood: Boston's Sticky Disaster

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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 sounds like a joke, but it was a real and deadly disaster in Boston's history. On January 15, a massive molasses tank burst, unleashing a sticky tsunami that killed 21 people and injured 150 more. This bizarre tragedy reshaped Boston's North End and left a legacy that lingers to this day. Learn about one of history's strangest industrial accidents in this episode of This Dark History.
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