You might be familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but for many Bostonians, there’s another food-centric event that comes to mind as they reflect on local history: the Great Molasses Flood.

The smell of molasses lingered in Boston for years, becoming an odd reminder of this bizarre tragedy. Residents reported that on warm days, they could still catch a whiff of molasses wafting ...

ANNIVERSARY IN BOSTON. NONE OF US ACTUALLY LIVED THROUGH THE ORIGINAL EVENT, BUT MANY BOSTONIANS STILL KNOW THE HISTORY. ON THIS DAY IN 1919, A MOLASSES FLOOD DEVASTATED PARTS OF THE CITY’S ...

The anniversary of Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 offers a bizarre, if grim, annual reminder of a freak accident in the city's North End. And one researcher suggests that looking back at ...

“To fully understand this bizarre disaster, we need to examine ... The faulty tank was used to facilitate the transfer of molasses between ships in Boston Harbor and railroad tank cars and ...

Slow as molasses? This treacle didn’t trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighbourhood within seconds. It struck without warning at midday on January 15 ...

confrontations at the Straight Pride Parade in Boston, the end of the Red Sox season and the Patriots off to a 4-0 start.

It took Boston, Massachusetts over 70 years to recover from the devastation 2.3 million gallons of molasses caused over 100 years ago.

You might be familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but for many Bostonians, there’s another food-centric event that comes to mind as they reflect on local history: the Great Molasses Flood. When a surge ...