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 that would forever be etched into its history. A massive container holding thousands of pounds of molasses ruptured, unleashing a gushing torrent of sticky liquid through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of sweets quickly transformed into a horrifying odor as structu