Posted by Bob A on September 13, 2013 at 11:43:43:
In Reply to: Jim: keeping the current Honolulu molasses disaster in perspective posted by Bob A on September 13, 2013 at 11:42:02:
The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses storage tank burst, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and for many decades residents claimed that on hot summer days, the area still smelled of molasses
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