IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The scene was heartb