Natural Disasters

The Great Molasses Flood Pt. 1

05.21.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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On the morning of January 15th, 1919, a deluge of two million gallons of molasses swept over Boston's North End. Startled residents ran for shelter and desperately tried to save those caught in the wave of liquid sugar.

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