THE GREAT Molasses Flood

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.SOURCES:https://www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/86176/http://beaconhilltimes.com/2018/04/06/molasses-disaster-featured-at-evening-at-74/https://americacomesalive.com/the-boston-molassacre/https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2182032/great-molasses-flood-us-marks-100-years-deadly-wavehttps://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-sciencehttps://edp.org/molpark.htmhttps://archive.org/details/darktide00stephttps://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2019/01/15/1919-molasses-floodhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-boston-molasses-flood-1919-killed-21-after-2-million-n958326https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/molasses-flood-physics-science/https://edp.org/molpark.htmhttps://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/01/12/great-boston-molasses-flood-things-you-didnt-know/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/01/16/97058317.pdfhttps://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/13/the-great-boston-molasses-flood-why-it-matters-modern-regulationhttps://www.farmersalmanac.com/boston-great-molasses-flood-101323 If you’re interested in the science-y stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPGm3OSvMg Support the show