When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood
On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. The