on this day in 1919 a storage tank containing over 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst sending a giant wave of molasses into the streets of bostons north end at an estimated 35 miles per hour the disaster killed 21 people injured 150 and caused widespread destructionwatch full video: https://youtu.be/IPQzm2uE37o?list=PLjBgcvtYPpORE75rfTGw-tot-YdUQkOvo











