IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. T