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January 15, 2026

Today in 1919
Seventeen workers in the area die when a large molasses storage tank in Boston’s North End neighborhood bursts, sending a 40-foot wave of molasses surging through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour. In all, 21 people died and 150 were injured. The incident is variously known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy. Some residents claim that on hot summer days, the area still smells of molasses.

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ALSCO drivers vote Teamsters
Posted On: Jan 17, 2013


Dec. 21, 2012

Drivers with the linens company ALSCO in Salisbury, Md., voted today to join Local 355. "This was our opportunity to do something that will benefit us in the long term," said Shawn Johnson. "The Teamsters listened to our concerns and gave us the option to join their union. We did that today."

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