WHEN 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 sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. The specta