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

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

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey mire. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. B