Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century revolutionized the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them scarce and accessible only to t
Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19
On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying residents in a gooey soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Au