WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a wall of thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected weight of the molasses. The scene was