IN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable took place in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown syrup that engulfed the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected impact of the molasses.