ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets click here below. Hundreds of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected impact of the molass