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

The twentieth century witnessed a profound 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 fascinating being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technologica

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a gooey mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more sust