WHEN SWEET BECAME SINISTER: THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD OF BOSTON, 1919

On a crisp January day in 1919, the city of Boston experienced an event that would forever be etched into its history. A massive container holding thousands of gallons of molasses ruptured, unleashing a gushing torrent of sticky goo through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of candy quickly transformed into a horrifying odor as homes crumb