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The Sticky Disaster That Defined a City: Boston’s Great Molasses Flood - History Collection

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On a chilly afternoon in January 1919, Boston was the unlikely stage for one of history’s most peculiar disasters: the Great Molasses Flood. This bizarre event saw a massive storage tank rupture, releasing over 2.3 million gallons of molasses into the streets of the North End. The thick, sticky wave moved with surprising speed, causing ...
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