IN 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 tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that consumed the streets below. Dozens of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, swept away the unexpected impact of the molasses. The scene