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

The 20th century witnessed a intense 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 prow

On a blustery January in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying residents in a sticky soup. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded.