WHEN 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 container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected force of the molasses. The spectacle w