ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected impact of the molasses. The spectacle