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

The 20th century witnessed a dramatic 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 intriguing being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological prow

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing people in a treacly mass. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. Boston faced