Ep. 2: The Boston Molasses Flood

The year? 1919. The place? Boston. The disaster? A bit sticky. How did a giant tank of molasses claim the lives of innocent bystanders? How did prohibition play a role in this disaster? How did people survive for 15 years during prohibition? At least two of those questions will be answered in this episode.

Also, we learn that Ian is uncultured swine.

Sources used:

1. Tikkanen, A. (n.d.). Great Molasses Flood. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Molasses-Flood

2. Cavanaugh, R. (2019, January 14). Great Molasses Flood at 100: How Boston Disaster Made Us Safer. Time. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://time.com/5500592/boston-great-molasses-flood-100/

3. Boston Legal history: The great molasses disaster. Chambers Associate. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.chambers-associate.com/where-to-start/commercial-awareness/regional-insights/boston-legal-history-the-great-molasses-disaster

4. The Ohio State University: College of Arts and Sciences. (n.d.). Why prohibition? Temperance & Prohibition. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://prohibition.osu.edu/why-prohibition