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

The last 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 fascinating being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological dom

On a blustery January in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying people in a treacly soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more suffered. Authorities