ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected force of the molasses. The scene was hor