The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 — The Sinister Past

<p>Boston, January 15, 1919. A poorly built, rushed storage tank holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapses without warning, sending a wave up to 25 feet high through the streets of the North End at 35 miles per hour. Twenty-one people suffocate in the syrup. A firehouse is crushed. An elevated railway nearly comes down.</p><p>In this episode, we trace the disaster from the tank's rushed, sabotage-driven construction — built to beat Prohibition's deadline — through the flood itself, the remarkable rescue effort, and the six-year legal battle that made corporate negligence a matter of American law.</p><p>Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a story.</p><p>🔔 New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 PM EDT.</p><p>#MolassesFlood #BizarreHistory #DarkHistory #TheSinisterPast #BostonHistory #IndustrialDisaster #1919 #HiddenHistory #TrueStory #ForgottenHistory</p>