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 nasa States and the Soviet Union, entered a period of fierce rivalry. This rivalry, known as the Cold War, unfolded on multiple fronts, with one of the most remarkable being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological su

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing people in a sticky mass. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained injuries