Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century transformed the world. This groundbreaking technology enabled the mass production of books, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly copied by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the we
The Great Boston Molasses Catastrophe
On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing residents in a sticky mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more suffered. The city