The Sweetest Disaster in History: Boston Molasses Flood #history

Imagine a massive wave of molasses flooding the streets of Boston! On January 15, 1919, a giant tank burst, releasing 2.3 million gallons of molasses. The wave raced at 35 mph, trapping people and horses in the sticky flood.This is the strangest and sweetest disaster in American history.The cleanup took months and the neighborhood smelled like molasses for years
Even today, some people say that on hot summer days, you can still faintly smell molasses in the streets of Boston. The story became one of the most unusual events ever recorded in American history — almost impossible to believe, yet completely real.

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