IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The sp