Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking technology enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous control of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them scarce and accessible only to the

On a blustery afternoon in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing residents in a gooey mass. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more wer