ON 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 sticky molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected impact of the molasses. The