When Sweet Became Sinister: The Great Molasses Flood of Boston, 1919
On a frigid January day in 1919, the city of Boston experienced an event which would forever be etched into its history. A massive tank holding thousands of gallons of molasses ruptured, unleashing a gushing torrent of sticky goo through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of treacle quickly transformed into a horrifying odor as structures c