When Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood
On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with sweet molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown syrup that swamped the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. The spe