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 container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The spectacle was hor