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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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Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace for Layoffs Amid Tariff War
Posted On: Mar 20, 2025
Mar. 20, 2025 | TARIFF WARS | […] Many UAW local leaders at Ford Motor Co. and General Motors plants around the U.S. told the Free Press they are concerned that the tariff war will disrupt production. That, combined with volatile auto sales due to consumer uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s policies and their potential effects on the broad economy, including a plummeting stock market, will all inevitably lead to layoffs. Some local union leaders are even advising members to start saving their money. Detroit Free Press
 
 
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