"100 years ago today. a Strange disaster in Boston" Topic
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bandit86  | 15 Jan 2019 12:04 a.m. PST |
The great Molasses flood 1919 Yes it really did happen link |
| Paul B | 15 Jan 2019 2:52 a.m. PST |
"Sorry this content is not available in your region"
Is the great molasses flood a state secret? |
| 377CSG | 15 Jan 2019 3:28 a.m. PST |
Available in my region – lots of molasses made here. |
| raylev3 | 15 Jan 2019 5:39 a.m. PST |
I live in Germany and get this periodically. Depending on the lined source, there may be legal/copywrite issues with them providing content in Europe. But, do a google search on the subject and you'll find plenty of information. |
| GurKhan | 15 Jan 2019 6:42 a.m. PST |
If you can't get that story, the Graun had one a couple of days ago: link – with a lot of the same material, but additionally suggesting that the victims' action against the company was the first class action lawsuit. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 15 Jan 2019 9:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks. I grew up in Boston in the 1960s, but this is the first time that I have heard of the Great Molasses Flood. |
| Gerard Leman | 17 Jan 2019 3:50 p.m. PST |
Locals in the North End (of Boston) used to claim that you could smell the molasses in the storm sewers well into the 1960's. BTW – Purity Distilling Co., the owner of the tank, used the molasses to make ethanol, which in mostly sold to explosives manufacturers to make ammunition. |
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