The Day Boston Was Flooded by Molasses: A Sticky Disaster Unpacked

How a rush for rum, a leaky tank, and ignored warnings led to the city’s slowest, strangest catastrophe.

Discover the bizarre and sticky history behind the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston, a disaster caused by a massive storage tank rupture that released a wave of over 2 million gallons of molasses through the city streets. This briefing uncovers the surprising engineering failures, the chaos that ensued, and why this unusual catastrophe remains a fascinating story of human error and unforeseen consequences. Prepare to see a city’s past through a uniquely sweet and sticky lens.