ON 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 reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spe