ON 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 cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected impact of the molasses. The sight was