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 tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spectac