IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected impact of the molasses. The s