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 remarkable being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey soup. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. Autho