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

The 20th century witnessed a profound 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, unfolded on multiple fronts, with one of the most fascinating being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological domina

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a sticky mass. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more sustained in