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 sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spectacle wa