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 tank holding thousands of gallons of molasses ruptured, unleashing a tidal wave of sticky goo through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of candy quickly transformed into a putrid odor as homes crumbled under the