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 as would forever be etched into its history. A massive reservoir holding thousands of tons of molasses ruptured, unleashing a surging flood of sticky syrup through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of treacle quickly transformed into a putrid odor as homes crumbled un