Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking device enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly transcribed by hand, making them expensive and accessible only to
The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe
On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing residents in a treacly mass. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained i