This Day in 1919

[Unkotare]

The North End of Boston was inundated by 2.5 million gallons of hot molasses, killing 21.

Today in History: January 15, ‘Great Molasses Flood’ kills 21

In Boston, a tank containing an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst, flooding the city’s North End and killing 21 people in what was later dubbed the “Great Molasses Flood.”

www.lowellsun.com

Not so sweet.

 

[Leo123]

Wow!! Killed by molasses, bad way go.....

 

[Unkotare]

Wow!! Killed by molasses, bad way go.....

Took out a few horses and railway cars too.

 

[Leo123]

Took out a few horses and railway cars too.

Yeah, I read about that a while ago. It was a real disaster.

 

[Muhammed]

The area still smells like molasses over a century later.

 

[Unkotare]

The area still smells like molasses over a century later.

No, it doesn't.

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

That's different. I watched a video today about 32 weird things in history. It said it was 25 foot high wall of molasses when it started.

 

[Eman623]

That's what I call a sticky situation!

 

[The Duke]

Molasses is of De Debbil!
I have 50+ year old bottles of molasses. Why? Nobody eats molasses.

 

[Unkotare]

That's different. I watched a video today about 32 weird things in history. It said it was 25 foot high wall of molasses when it started.

Well, it was at the top of a hill.

 

[Unkotare]

Molasses is of De Debbil!
I have 50+ year old bottles of molasses. Why? Nobody eats molasses.

Back then it was actually used to create explosives (and of course rum).

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

Well, it was at the top of a hill.

The London Beer flood occurred in 1814.

London Beer Flood - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Muhammed]

No, it doesn't.

It really does. There's spirits of the dead roaming the area leaving whisps of molasses in the midnight air at Langone Park.

 

[Unkotare]

It really does. ....

No, it doesn't. I take my family to the North End all the time and it does NOT smell like molasses. There are great bakeries and Italian restaurants every few feet there.

 

[Muhammed]

No, it doesn't. I take my family to the North End all the time and it does NOT smell like molasses. There are great bakeries and Italian restaurants every few feet there.

Meh, you guys are just used to it.