Steve Puleo is the author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 . On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed, flooding Boston's North End with the sticky substance.

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 ...

The in-depth story of the Great Molasses Flood It was an average day in North Boston, a sunny and cool January afternoon in 1919. As the residents went about their daily lives their world suddenly ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 — one of Boston’s most peculiar disasters — killed 21 people, injured 150 others and flattened buildings when a giant storage tank ruptured. Now Harvard ...

On this day more than a century ago, Boston's most peculiar disaster killed 21 people and injured 150 others. The Great Molasses Flood struck in the city's North End without warning at midday on Jan.

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 NORTH END.

Only few will read this in full with prior knowledge of the event, but last month was the 107th anniversary of the Jan. 15, 1919, molasses flood in the North End, by a company importing to their East ...

As the locals say, you can still smell the scent of molasses on a hot summer day. Merlyn is an editor of news and trending content for Food & Wine's news vertical. Her writing focuses on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Dark Tide / Boston Fire Department archives You might be familiar with the Boston Tea Party, but for many Bostonians, ...