IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown goo that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The s