Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of texts, breaking the previous dominance of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the pr
Boston's Tragic Molasses Incident of '19
On a blustery morning in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained injuri