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The Sweetest Terror: Inside Boston’s Molasses Flood Disaster | The Missing Archive
In this episode of The Missing Archive, host Janice Logan investigates the Great Boston Molasses Flood of January 15, 1919, a catastrophic industrial disaster that claimed 21 lives and injured 150 others. This true crime and history episode explores how 2.3 million gallons of molasses ruptured from a Purity Distilling Company tank, creating a 25-foot wave that moved at 35 miles per hour through Boston’s North End. Listeners will learn about the engineering failures, thermal expansion issues, and corporate negligence that turned a storage facility into a lethal weapon, offering a deep dive…
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