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Welcome to Historical Events That Don’t Make Sense! Hosted by Raeann Goetz and Riley Voracek, this show is all about the weird, wacky, and just plain mysterious. This episode is all about the Boston Molassacre. How does the sticky, sweet syrup that is molasses kill 21 people? Listen in to find out.

Sources:

https://americacomesalive.com/the-boston-molassacre/

https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

https://historydaily.org/great-molasses-flood-sounds-like-joke-killed-21-bostonians/6

https://tilln.com/season-4/the-boston-molassacre-aka-the-great-molasses-flood/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_in_the_United_States