WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The specta