IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured with a roar, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses.