Wave of molasses which killed 21 people in 1919 in Boston. It took place on 15 January 1919 in what is now the United States. The setting was Boston and North End. It was part of list of non-water floods. Its causes included treacle and Purity Distilling Company. About 21 people died. Some 150 were injured.
Before and after
- from 1919 to 1921White Terror
- from 5 January 1919 to 12 January 1919Spartacist uprising
- 6 January 1919Death of Theodore Roosevelt
- 14 January 1919Birth of Giulio Andreotti
- 15 January 1919Great Molasses Flood
- 15 January 1919Death of Rosa Luxemburg
- from 21 January 1919 to 11 July 1921Irish War of Independence
- from 23 January 1919 to 30 January 1919Polish–Czechoslovak War
- from February 1919 to March 1921Polish–Soviet War
More in Earth & climate
- 1928Establishment of Thingvellir National Park
- 15 September 1928Establishment of Bryce Canyon National Park
- 11 May 1937Establishment of Los Glaciares National Park
- 1938Establishment of Garamba National Park
- 29 June 1938Establishment of Olympic National Park
- 1 July 1941Establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park
The era
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