The Great Boston Molasses Flood (Replay)

History repeats itself this week with an episode from the HISTORY This Week archives: January 15, 1919. Boston PD receives a call: “Send all available rescue personnel...there's a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street." The bizarre flood decimated Boston's North End. How did it happen? And why does it still affect us all today?


Special thank you to our guest Stephen Puleo, author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from HISTORY This Week

  1. 26:42Reflecting on HistoryAug 14, 2023
  2. 35:06History’s Undelivered SpeechesAug 07, 2023
  3. 00:48Special AnnouncementAug 04, 2023
  4. 28:22The Donner Party Turns DeadlyJul 31, 2023
  5. 28:16Destroyer of Worlds (Replay)Jul 25, 2023
  6. 32:22Barbie for President!Jul 24, 2023
  7. 27:33John Muir’s Quest to Save the Great OutdoorsJul 17, 2023
  8. 27:12The USS Indianapolis’ Secret Mission Turns into TragedyJul 10, 2023
  9. 26:47Chasing UtopiaJul 03, 2023
  10. 29:15The Tupperware QueenJun 26, 2023