IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. Th