ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people American History were caught in the tragic event, swept away the unexpected weight of the molasses