WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people met their fate in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The s