WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spect