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 delicious molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spec