ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, American History brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Hundreds of people met their fate in the tragic event, buried under the unexpected force of the molasses. T