Quick Talez

Short stories & facts. Quick and thoughtful.

The Great Molasses Flood of Boston 1919

In 1919, a giant storage tank burst and unleashed a 25-foot wave of molasses, flooding Boston's streets at 35 mph. Eleven people and countless animals perished. The sticky disaster stained Boston's North End for decades, leaving a sweet memory that's hard to digest.
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