WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The