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

The 20th century witnessed a intense shift in global power dynamics as two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, entered a period of fierce conflict. This rivalry, known as the Cold War, played out 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 the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a sticky mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. The city faced