ON 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 with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Dozens of people met their fate in the tragic event, buried under the unexpected force of the molasses. The specta