The Great Molasses Flood

In January of 1919, the funniest thing to ever happen in the lives of 21 living Bostonians, several horses and a cat occured. They were hit with a 35 mph wall of molasses from a ruptured holding tank near the river. The sticky, brown goo killed all of the previously mentioned, flattened buildings, hospitalized over one hundred people and left North Boston aromatic and delicious.

I first learned about the Boston Molasses Disaster from a show on the Discovery Channel (or Learning Channel, or History Channel; aren't they all the same?) called "Greatest Engineering Disasters." It was the kind of show I watched when I wanted to see bridges collapse. Really though, I only watched the Boston Molasses episode. It clearly was the greatest engineering disaster, and watching future episodes would only leave me disappointed.

I've renamed my blog in honor of the funniest tragedy in America's history. You can read more about the Boston Molasses Disaster here.