Hosted by Kitty, the Great Molasses Flood was a total disaster.

On January 15, 1919, in Boston's North End, a massive steel tank holding over 2 million gallons of molasses suddenly ruptured, unleashing a 25-foot wave of the sticky, brown liquid. Traveling at 35 mph, this bizarre disaster crushed buildings, snapped elevated train tracks, and tragically killed 21 people and injured over 150. Join us as we explore the structural negligence of the U.S. Industrial Alcohol company (USIA), their attempt to blame Italian anarchists, and the five-year legal battle that set a precedent for industrial safety and engineering standards in the United States.

Book Recomendation regarding the disaster, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo

https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/Recent/Article-View/Article/2686883/a-sticky-situation-the-navy-and-the-great-molasses-flood/

https://www.neh.gov/divisions/preservation/featured-project/the-anarchist%E2%80%99s-chronicle#:~:text=Anti%2Dgovernment%20sentiment%20and%20violence,was%20suppressed%20by%20Italian%20authorities.

https://www.history.com/articles/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919

https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/dolhistoxford

https://www.history.com/articles/red-scare

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

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