IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The sp