When Sweet Became Sinister: The Great Molasses Flood of Boston, 1919
On a chilly January day in 1919, the city of Boston experienced an event as would forever be Industrial History etched into its history. A massive container holding thousands of tons of molasses ruptured, unleashing a tidal wave of sticky goo through the streets below. The once-familiar scent of sweets quickly transformed into a horrifying odor as