IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The s