COSMIC RIVALRY: THE SPACE RACE AND THE COLD WAR ARMS RACE

The last century witnessed a profound shift in global power dynamics as two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, entered a period of fierce rivalry. This rivalry, known as the Cold War, manifested on multiple fronts, with one of the most remarkable being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological domin

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities faced a mon