ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The