WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The