WHEN 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 container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. T