Great Boston Molasses Tragedy

January 15, 1919
North End of Boston, Mass.

A large molasses tank burst... and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets-- killing 21!

Locals claim that on hot summer days you can still smell the molasses.

Drowning is awful enough. Can you imagine drowning in molasses? Involuntarily gasping for air and getting a lungful of thick molasses? The horror!

Believe it... OR NOT!

(But Wikipedia Says So!)