IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected weight of the molasses. T