This Thursday is the 90th anniversary (this is an old newspaper article) of a very bizarre tragedy. In 1919, a tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst in Boston. The 50 foot wall of molasses gushed down Commercial at 35 miles per hour killing 21 people and injuring another 150 people. Entire houses were destroyed. If you would like to read more about the sticky situation, you can read Stephen Puleo's book "Dark Tide." I bet even today that town hates the smell of Grandma's molasses cookies baking.
