The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston resulted in a lawsuit that used expert witnesses for the first time and was the catalyst for new... A Deadly Tsunami Of Molasses In Boston's North End On Jan ...

You might be familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but for many Bostonians, there’s another food-centric event that comes to mind as they reflect on local history: the Great Molasses Flood. When a surge ...

On Jan. 15, 1919, a tank that contained more than 2 million gallons of molasses ruptured, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100 others. It destroyed buildings, killed animals and coated ...

Steve Puleo is the author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 . On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed, flooding Boston's North End with the sticky substance.

BOSTON — Slow as molasses? This treacle didn’t trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds. On Tuesday, the city marks the 100th anniversary of ...

January 15, 1919—Boston’s North End is shattered by a wave of hot molasses. A 2.3-million-gallon tank explodes, unleashing a sticky tidal wave that kills 21 and devastates the city. This is the ...

The in-depth story of the Great Molasses Flood It was an average day in North Boston, a sunny and cool January afternoon in 1919. As the residents went about their daily lives their world suddenly ...

It's an idea so bizarre as to be unbelievable, a massive flood of molasses - in January - sweeping all before it, crushing buildings, engulfing people and horses, battering railway tracks. Yet it ...

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, January 20, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Frances McNamara from Boston’s West End debuted her mystery novel “Molasses Murder in a Nutshell ...