ON 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 reservoir overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The sight was ho