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, manifested on multiple fronts, with one of the most intriguing being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological d

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a treacly mire. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Authorities fac