On January 15, 1919, a five-story steel tank holding 2 million gallons of molasses collapsed in the middle of Boston's North End — sending a 25-foot wave through the neighborhood at 35 miles per hour. 21 people died. 150 more were injured. The tank had been leaking for years. Residents reported
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