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

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

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping residents in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained injuries. Bo