WHEN 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 suddenly, unleashing a wall of thick, brown liquid that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses. The sight was