51 - The London Beer Flood
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In our modern age we have lived through natural disasters and floods in various parts of the world, and no matter what, they are always tragic. But tragic floods are...
show moreIn episode 7, we discussed the great molasses flood that occurred in Boston and the ensuing devastation of that event. Well today, we’ll be taking a look at a similar, albeit less gloopy tidal wave of destruction that occurred 100 years before that.
And, as much as any of us may love a beer every now and then and dream of swimming in a pool of the bubbly liquid, this tragic event was unfortunately no laughing matter.
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Sources for this episode's research:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood
- https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/
- https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/great-beer-flood-1814-what-happened/
- https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-london-beer-flood/
- https://www.history.com/news/london-beer-flood
- https://explorethearchive.com/london-beer-flood
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people-180964256/
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