ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected force of the molasses. The sig