WHEN 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 reservoir overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The si