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The Sticky Truth: Boston’s Molasses Flood of 1919 | The Missing Archive
On January 15, 1919, a catastrophic industrial failure in Boston’s North End unleashed a twenty-five-foot wall of molasses moving at thirty-five miles per hour. This episode of The Missing Archive investigates the Molasses Flood of 1919, exploring how thermal expansion and structural negligence caused a storage tank holding 2.3 million gallons to burst. Host Janice Logan guides listeners through the terrifying moments when the ground shook, rivets shot like bullets, and a sweet syrup turned into a deadly wave that swept away buildings, streetcars, and lives. This is not just a story of a…
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