ON 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 without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The sigh