Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses nearly destroyed the north end of Boston.

This week, we'll look at this odd disaster story. We'll find out why there was so much molasses being housed in Boston, how the tank holding the molasses exploded, the amount of damage that was done, and the aftermath of the disaster.

Read more about the Boston Molasses Disaster:
mentalfloss.com/article/27366/bostons-great-molasses-flood-1919
history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919
bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/14/nearly-century-later-new-insight-into-cause-great-molasses-flood/CNqLYc0T58kNo3MxP872iM/story.html

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