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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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Starbucks Workers to Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee
Posted On: Nov 13, 2025
Nov. 13, 2025 | STRIKES | Starbucks workers didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores and enduring nonstop union busting, they had no choice. As of this morning, workers are on an open-ended strike across the country, flexing their power during the $100 billion corporation’s lucrative holiday promotion, Red Cup Day. The strike that started in 25 cities today (UPDATE: now 40) will expand elsewhere if management fails to meet workers at the table and finish bargaining a first contract in good faith… Workers United, which represents the baristas, says there are now more than 12,000 unionized workers across more than 650 stores nationwide. The American Prospect
 
 
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