WHEN SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January day in 1919, the unthinkable happened in Boston's North End. A massive tank overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured suddenly, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that consumed the streets below. Hundreds of people became victims in the unforeseen disaster, buried under the unexpected force of the molasses. The sight wa