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If you didn't know about the Great Boston Molasses Flood, this is the day to learn about it. One of the most tragically bizarre events in Boston's history, it occurred exactly 90 years ago today. Stephen Puleo, author of the wonderful Dark Tide, reminisces about the flood and his book (now over 5 years old) in Beacon Broadside.

If you thought yesterday's snowstorm was rough, try thinking about the wave of molasses that poured through the North End on January 15, 1919. The molasses flood happened when a shoddily built tank burst at the seams, sending waves of molasses through the North End, knocking down homes and crushing people.