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

The last 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, manifested 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 befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Boston