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

The twentieth century witnessed a intense shift in global power dynamics as two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, entered a period of fierce rivalry. This rivalry, known as the Cold War, manifested on multiple fronts, with one of the most remarkable being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological d

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping residents in a sticky mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Authorit