IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January afternoon in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the catastrophic flood, swept away the unexpected force of the molasses.