THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES CATASTROPHE

The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing people in a sticky mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Author

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