IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. The spect