WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown liquid that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. Th