THE GREAT Molasses Flood of 1919 | Boston Tragedy - History Stories | History and Hearsay

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In 1919 a Tsunami of Molasses flooded the streets in Boston, causing mass distractions and killing 21 people! In today's episode we explore this tragedy and what lead to it happening in the first place. ~ Christina

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Why Molasses?
1:48 - Problems with the tank
3:01 - The Disaster
4:43 - The Clean up
7:58 - Investigation & Lawsuit
10:09 - Lawsuit Results
10:48 - What ACTUALLY caused this to happen?
12:57 - Conclusion
13:47 - Outro

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• The Great MOLASSES Flood of 1919

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