Decades-old shipwrecks, industrial accidents, and other disasters still sell books and command eyeballs. The author of the ...

The Great Molasses Flood struck without warning at midday on Jan. 15, 1919. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an ...

Slow as molasses? This treacle didn't trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds. On Tuesday, the city marks the 100th anniversary of its most ...

Steve Puleo is the author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 . On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed, flooding Boston's North End with the sticky substance.

Imagine going about your day, minding your own business, when suddenly, a huge wave of almost black, sludgy liquid comes hurtling towards you. This nightmare sequence became many Bostonites' reality ...

American history isn’t just wars, elections, and speeches. It’s also full of moments so bizarre that they sound made up—except well...they’re not. From raining meat to mysterious vanishing acts, these ...