World War I
World War I was a global conflict fought primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918 between the Allied and Central Powers. It profoundly reshaped Europe’s imperial order and international politics.
Molasses, a sticky sugar byproduct, refines into industrial alcohol and even explosives feedstock. World War I demand piled it into downtown Boston tanks. The day right after the 1919 flood, Prohibition was ratified — some say the distillery rushed to draw off rum alcohol first.
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