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 tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people met their fate in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spe