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, played out on multiple fronts, with one of the most intriguing being the space race. Both nations were determined to prove their technological s

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a gooey mire. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Auth